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President Paul Kagame. (Photo by Julien Bacot/NBAE via Getty Images)

Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth term with 99 percent of vote

With 65 percent of the population aged under 30, Kagame is the only leader most Rwandans have ever known

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read
A Rwandan court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a prominent opposition figure to have his previous convictions removed, disqualifying him from challenging President Paul Kagame in July elections.

Rwanda opposition figure barred from election race

Bernard Ntaganda, a fierce critic of President Paul Kagame, had petitioned the high court in a bid to set aside convictions dating back more than a decade

  • Eyaaz
2 min read