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Djibouti
Security chiefs wade into IOG succession battle

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Djibouti's president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh at the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa on 5 February 2022.
Djibouti's president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh at the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa on 5 February 2022. © Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

In recent weeks, the clan battle to succeed Djiboutian president Ismail Omar Guelleh in 2026 (or earlier if his health were to deteriorate) has intensified.

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