Times are changing around Djibouti, they recently held their most open election ever, and their next parliament will be the first in the great countries history. Their leader right now is Ismail Omar Guelleh, and he must seem pretty confident that there is not chance of him losing, because in 2010 he amended the constitution that allows him to stand for a third term. This election probably won't be the most fair one out there, that's for sure. Holding an election like this is pretty major for this tiny country, no matter how unfair it is, in 2011 they convicted a leading opposition presidential candidate for terrorism. That's pretty crazy, could you imagine if someone was going to do that in the United States? You can't even talk down to someone without getting yelled at. The leaders in Djibouti are pretty greedy about keeping their spots, and seem to do anything to keep them. They don't care about their countries major debt/unemployment issues, all they care about is how they look to people. I certainly do not see a very bright future for Djibouti. The question that this article is asking is if the world is going to start to keep an eye on the smaller and remote countries, especially after what has been happening in Mali. Let me tell you, I'd rather be in Didyabooty.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/02/happy-election-day-djibouti/273376/
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