CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL CONFIRMS DJIBOUTI PRESIDENT'S 97% VOTE WIN. (PHOTO).

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 Constitutional Council confirms Djibouti president's 97% vote win Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh was officially confirmed as winner of a sixth straight election with a final tally of 97.01% of the vote, the Constitutional Council said on Tuesday, AFP reported. Guelleh, 78, has governed the strategically important country in the Horn of Africa since 1999. Initial results a few hours after the April 10 vote showed he had taken 97.81%, against just one opponent. "In this election, President Guelleh obtained 97.01 percent of the vote, for a total of 204,874 votes cast. His main opponent, Mohamed Farah Samatar, received 6,318 votes, or 2.99% of the total," Djibouti's official press agency said, citing the Constitutional Council. Strategic location Djibouti borders the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which provides access to the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden, through which passes a large portion of trade between Asia and the West. Djibouti has just over a million inhab...

JUST ANNOUNCED: THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE WITH THEIR CHILDREN WILL ARRIVE CANADA ON THE 24TH.

                    The Duke and Duchess,Prince George and Princess Charlotte will arrive into Victoria,Canada on 24th of September.Their Royal Highnesses consider it an honour to be visiting Canada-the largesr Commonwealth Realm in the year of The Queen's 90th birthday.British Columbia and Yukon are among the most beautiful places in the world and home to many indigenous communities.The tour will see them take in everything from the bustling global city of Vancouver-population 2.5 million to the remote and beautiful Bella Bella,home to less than 2,000 people.

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