Djibouti final vote on removing president age limit on Nov 2

ADDIS ABABA: Djibouti’s parliament will take a final vote on removing a presidential age limit on November 2, its speaker told AFP Wednesday, opening the way for leader Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term. Guelleh, 77, has held power since 1999 in the tiny Horn of Africa nation, a major port that hosts military bases for the United States, France, and China. In a first vote at the weekend, Djibouti’s lawmakers unanimously approved a change to the constitution to remove a bar on running for president past the age of 75.

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