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Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland
IOG wants to silence his critics

With the presidential election looming ahead in 2011, the President of Djibouti wants to neutralise the foreign media which have in the past been very critical of him. [...]

Published on 23/10/2010 at 23:03 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland
IOG wants to silence his critics

Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland
IOG’s ears to the ground in Hargeisa

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Proof that IOG feared he might lose

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IOG bracing himself against a possible Mubarak scenario

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President IOG sitting on a time bomb

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IOG ready for a third mandate

Djibouti
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IOG worried about security

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