Djibouti Veteran Ruler Guelleh Wins Election Landslide

Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh has been re-elected for a fifth term after winning more than 98 percent of the vote in Friday's elections which were boycotted by the main opposition.

The 73-year-old veteran leader is the second president of Djibouti since it gained independence from France in 1977.

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