Power struggle in Djibouti on the expected demise of Omar Geelle.

[galbeedi]

Few days ago president of Djibouti , Ismail O. Geuleuh was airlifted to France after suffering stroke. He was taken to one of the American hospitals in Paris. After few days his immediate family joined him in that country. Reliable reports indicate that after operations he suffered in to coma and at the moment he is in life support.

There were rumors about him passing away both inside Djibouti and outside. The suspicion came when the Djibouti Telecom shut down the internet for the last few days, then when of the top contenders minister Muuse Dawaale posted a tweet mocking the so called haters and proclaiming his full health saying " he got a bad knee and he is human like everyone else". Then they released a video footage showing Omar Geelle landing at the airport to calm down things. The problem is that video was and old clip from 2023 when he came back from some unknown illness last year.

The son of Idris Omar Geelle the late brother of Omar Geelle, Finance minister Muuse Dawaale and the step son of Omar Geelle who is an Affar from the previous marriage of his wife are the main contenders. His eldest son who is a construction tycoon could be the compromise candidate although he isn't involved in politics. If the life support is true, Omar Geelle,  the oldest serving leader in the horn of Africa along Isais Afwork , will have an impact in the whole region.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[maakhiri1]

Some reports say he died weeks ago, just like King Hussain of Jordan, still deciding on successions