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Djibouti
New sovereign fund will serve to head off IOG's potential rivals in 2021 election

The Djiboutian president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. © Reuters

With the spring 2021 presidential election looming, the Djiboutian president is using the board of the country's new sovereign fund to keep a close eye on political figures who could be minded to mount a challenge against him. [...]

Published on 03/11/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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