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Djibouti
The succession battle: a storm in a teacup after the cyclone

With the power vacuum at the top of the regime [...]

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Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
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Moustapha Tele, the new Djama Speed

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The battle to succeed Ismail Omar Guelleh: the death knell for the RPP?

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Big guns battle it out

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A rough ride for Djama Speed and his entourage

The health minister and now ex-son-in-law of Ismail Omar Guelleh since his divorce from the president's daughter Haibado, Djama Elmi [...]

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Djama Speed stirs up trouble

Not only has the health minister and now ex-son-in-law of Ismail Omar Guelleh, Djama Elmi Okieh (aka Djama Speed), held [...]

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Djama Speed tries to save his skin

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The troubles of Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh

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How the RPP is tearing itself apart

As the legislative elections of February 2018 draw closer, president Ismail Omar Guelleh can only look hopelessly on as the [...]

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A hot summer for some in high places

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President’s family divided over regional elections

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Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Amina Abdi Aden
Djama Elmi Okieh
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Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan
Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh
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Ismail Omar Guelleh
Kadra Mahmoud Haid
Mahmoud Ali Youssouf
Mouna Osman Aden
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PM seeks to keep lid on Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh's ambitions

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Reshuffle exacerbates ethnic frictions

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Audit pending for prime minister's problematic investment plan?

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