With only a few exceptions, states have needed a minimum level of freedom and commitment to rule of law for sustained economic success.
On 9 April, Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh won a fifth term in office with 97% of the vote. He effectively ran uncontested after the opposition decided to boycott the election, but the result had never been in doubt.
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