Djibouti: low turnout rate just hours before the end of voting

Djiboutians voted on Friday in a presidential election that could grant Ismail Omar Guelleh, aged 78, a sixth term. Guelleh, who has been in power for 27 years, faces a little-known opponent in this strategically important Horn of Africa nation. Despite announcing his intention to step down, a constitutional amendment allowed him to run. The country hosts numerous international military bases, giving it significant geopolitical importance.