Djibouti president widely expected to win fifth term in office

9 April 2021, 10:41 AM | Reuters | @SABCNews Image:Reuters President Ismail Omar Guelleh faces only one challenger, relative newcomer Zakaria Ismail Farah Voters head to the polls on Friday in the tiny but strategically important Horn of Africa nation Djibouti, with President Ismail Omar Guelleh widely expected to win a fifth term and extend his 21-year-long rule. Djibouti lies on one of the world's busiest shipping routes, the Gulf of Aden, and hosts US, Chinese, and French military bases, letting it punch above its weight. Guelleh, 73, is one of Africa's longest-ruling leaders. He was picked to succeed his…