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The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, who is participating in the 33rd session of the Arab League Council in Bahrain, had a meeting with the ruthless Djibouti dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.
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The meeting between the Prime Minister of the and the ruthless Djibouti dictator focused on the relationship and cooperation between the two countries, regional security issues, and how to cooperate with the common interests of Somalia and Djibouti.
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The oldest African dictator Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has ruled over Djibouti since 1999. He succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, after being in his cabinet as head of national security and chief of staff for more than 20 years, according to Somali Times reported.
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Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was in charge of national security and intelligence gathering, also according to sources Somali spy agency NISA senior commander told Somali Times Ismail Omar Guelleh and his wife Kadra Mahamoud Haid both former workers of France’s intelligence agency DGSI.
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Ismail Omar Guelleh had no opponent other than his wife Kadra Mahamoud Haid and two sons in-law from the Ivory Coast and Senegal.
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Djiboutian citizens, except the privileged few who are close to the regime – Guelleh’s name is dictatorship and lost opportunities. Under his regime, human rights and civil liberties are routinely violated with wife and two sons in-law from Ivory Coast and Senegal.
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This is not the case. A report by the International Federation of Human Rights captured this reality perfectly, ”Djibouti is a rich country but the Djiboutians are poor.”
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Ismail Omar Guelleh’s 40-year reign by literally re-electing himself for a fifth consecutive term. In this event, it cannot be reasonably referred to as an ‘election’
On the other hand, the Prime Minister held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Bahrain, Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
The two Prime Ministers discussed the relationship and cooperation between the two countries and how to strengthen the cooperation based on brotherhood between Somalia and Kuwait.
The meeting also focused on the interests of the two countries that are beneficial to both peoples, especially in the fields of economy, culture, education and health.
Mr. Hamsa Abdi Barre, said that there is a long-standing relationship between Somalia and Iraq based on the common interests of the two countries, which is important to strengthen.