Djibouti: Djibouti's National Assembly on Sunday unanimously approved a constitutional amendment removing the maximum age limit for presidential candidates, allowing President Ismail Omar Guelleh to seek another term in the April 2026 elections. National Assembly Speaker Dileita Mohammad Dileita announced that all 65 lawmakers voted in favor of abolishing the clause that capped candidates' age at 75.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the amendment enables President Guelleh, who has been in power since 1999, to run for a sixth term. Djibouti is strategically located in the Horn of Africa at the entrance to the Red Sea and hosts military bases from the U.S., France, and China, with a population of around one million.