US EditionRwanda President Kagame says he will run for fourth term in 2024 elections
- President Paul Kagame has confirmed that he will run for a fourth term next year. He expressed his gratitude for the confidence that Rwandans have placed in him and stated that he will continue to serve them as long as he can.
- President Kagame's decision to seek a fourth term has sparked criticism from rights groups, who accuse him of cracking down on the opposition and limiting free speech in the country. The controversial constitutional amendments in 2015 allowed Kagame to extend his rule until 2034, and there are concerns that his possible presidency extension could last nearly three decades.
- Despite the criticism, Kagame's party has maintained a strong grip on power, with previous elections seeing him win with over 90% of the vote. However, these elections have been marred by allegations of attacks on opposition figures and limited press freedom in Rwanda.
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Rwanda's Kagame says he will run for fourth term
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, who has ruled over the country with an iron fist for decades, told Jeune Afrique, a French-language news magazine, in an interview published online on Tuesday. “I am pleased with the confidence that Rwandans have placed in me. I will always serve them, as long as I can,” t…
Rwanda's veteran president Paul Kagame to seek re-election in 2024
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said he will stand for re-election next year, hoping to extend nearly a quarter of a century in power. Kagame, who became president in 2000, is eligible to continue in office for another decade after a constitutional amendment in 2015 changed term limits that would have forced him to step down two years later. He was asked in an interview with the pan-African Jeune Afrique magazine published on Tuesday about his i
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