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Djibouti
Security chiefs wade into IOG succession battle

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. [...]

Published on 24/02/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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Security chiefs wade into IOG succession battle

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Opposition leader Abdourahman 'TX' cultivates international network

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Eiffage dips into hydropower along the gulf of Tadjoura

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