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Djibouti in 'milestone' election

Djibouti opposition parties join forces to end a 10-year boycott of parliamentary polls, for an election the president describes as a "milestone".

Voters head to the polls in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Voters cast ballots Friday in the east African nation of Djibouti, where candidates from three parties are competing for 65 parliamentary seats, officials said.

Djibouti president's control of parliament at stake in election

DJIBOUTI (Reuters) - Djibouti's leader could lose control of parliament for the first time in a legislative election on Friday, raising the risk of political paralysis in a Red Sea ally of the West's fight against militant Islam. It is the first contested parliamentary vote in Djibouti - which hosts the United States' only military base in Africa - since 2003 when President Ismail Omar Guelleh's ...

Djibouti president's control of parliament at stake in election

DJIBOUTI (Reuters) - Djibouti's leader could lose control of parliament for the first time in a legislative election on Friday, raising the risk of political paralysis in a Red Sea ally of the West's fight against militant Islam. It is the first contested parliamentary vote in Djibouti - which hosts the United States' only military base in Africa - since 2003 when President Ismail Omar Guelleh's ...

Djibouti: Country Heads to the Polls - the Troubling Illusion

[ThinkAfricaPress]After tomorrow's vote, Djibouti is likely to have a parliamentary opposition for the first time since independence. But will this seemingly positive step help alleviate Djiboutians' many woes?

Djibouti votes in parliamentary polls

Parliamentary polls in the tiny Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti opened peacefully Friday, residents said, with opposition groups joining forces to challenge the ruling party.

Happy Election Day, Djibouti

Why it matters that the tiny Red Sea country is holding an unprecedentedly-open parliamentary election tomorrow.

Djibouti regime faces toughest poll challenge

The regime of President Ismael Omar Guelleh, in power in Djibouti since 1999, is up against its most serious threat in a decade at legislative elections for which opposition forces have united.

Djibouti regime faces toughest poll challenge in decade

President Ismael Omar Guelleh's regime is up against its most serious threat in a decade: a united opposition for this week's legislative elections.

Djibouti regime facing tough poll

The regime of Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh is facing its most serious threat in a decade.

Djibouti regime facing tough poll

THE tiny Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti goes to the polls on Friday, with long-standing president Ismael Omar Guelleh facing a battle to retain office.

Landlocked neighbors worried by possible Kenya poll violence

ATHI RIVER, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's landlocked neighbors are stocking up on fuel and food to prevent the kind of disruption they suffered after being cut off from the port of Mombasa by angry rioters following a disputed election five years ago. About 200 million people in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and eastern Congo could be affected if Kenya goes through a fresh bout of fighting ...

Local minister deploys to Africa

The Rev. Dr. Crystal McPhail, pastor of Tabernacle United Methodist Church and Swannanoa United Methodist Church, is deploying to Djibouti. / Photos provided by Lois Nix

Djibouti: Sixty Observers for Legislative Elections

[Government of Ethiopia]Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that a total of sixty observers will be monitoring Djibouti's legislative elections on Friday this week (February 22nd). The observers will be drawn from the African Union (AU), the Arab League, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Organization of ...

Dick Durbin on trip to Africa, Middle East

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is on a week-long trip to the Middle East and Africa.