Guelleh has ruled strategically important Djibouti since 1999

Guelleh has ruled strategically important Djibouti since 1999

 Luis TATO

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh was officially confirmed as winner of a sixth straight election with a final tally of 97.01 percent of the vote, the Constitutional Council said Tuesday.

Guelleh, 78, has ruled the small, strategically important country in the Horn of Africa unchallenged since 1999.

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