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Rwanda's Kagame Re-elected With 99.18 Percent Of Votes

Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame has been re-elected to a fourth term in office with 99.18 percent of the vote, according to full provisional results published Thursday.

International Business Times

Paul Kagame banned opponents like me from Rwanda’s election. No wonder he cruised to victory

The president won 99% of the vote. But that isn’t a sign of popularity – it’s a sign of a ‘democracy’ that silences all dissent, says Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

The Guardian - UK

Paul Kagame set to win flawed Rwanda election with 99% of vote

Incumbent president has been in office since 2000

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Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth presidential term: Provisional results

Kagame takes more than 99 percent of the vote, according to electoral authorities.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda's Kagame Wins Fourth Term With 99 Percent Of Vote

Rwandan President Paul Kagame was gearing up Tuesday for a fourth term in office after winning a thundering 99.15 percent of the vote in an election where only two challengers were allowed to run against him.

International Business Times

Kagame ahead in Rwanda's presidential election with 99 percent of the vote

President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power.

Radio France Internationale

Rwandans Elect Paul Kagame For Fourth Term As President

Rwandans vote in presidential election with Kagame leading; high voter turnout and Western praise for his leadership.

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Polls close in Rwanda as Kagame eyes fourth term

Kagame, Rwanda’s de facto leader since 1994, faces only two challengers after courts banned his most prominent critics.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda heads to the polls to likely re-elect Kagame for fourth term

Rwanda goes to the polls on Monday, but there’s little doubt that President Paul Kagame will cruise to a fourth term in office.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda Votes As Kagame Set To Extend Rule

Millions of Rwandans head to the polls on Monday with President Paul Kagame set to cruise to victory and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years.

International Business Times

Paul Kagame expected to be re-elected president as Rwanda goes to polls

Incumbent since 2000 is seeking fourth term after winning more than 90% of votes in last three ballots

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Radio France Internationale

Kagame poised to extend rule for fourth term as Rwanda heads to polls

2024 is a big election year for the world and especially for Africa, and in July all eyes are on Rwanda.

Al Jazeera

Will Paul Kagame win a landslide in Rwanda election? Here’s what to know

Leader for 30 years, president faces off against weak opposition with nearly no support as other candidates are barred.

International Business Times

'Kagame Mania' Strikes On Final Day Of Rwanda Vote Campaign

Vast crowds of people turned out in Kigali on Saturday for Rwandan President Paul Kagame's final campaign rally ahead of next week's election that is expected to see him extend his grip on power.

France 24

Rwanda President Paul Kagame seeks fourth term in upcoming election

In Rwanda, incumbent President Paul Kagame, who has been in power for 24 years, is seeking a fourth term in the presidential elections on July 15. After launching a major national tour three weeks ago, visiting more than 30 cities and villages, on Friday he gathered tens of thousands of…

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Rwandan Mother Aims To Prove That Politics Is For All

Her three-month-old daughter swaddled on her back, Jeanne d'Arc Nyiramahirwe is determined to make her voice heard as she runs for a parliamentary seat in Rwanda's elections.

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Rwandans Vote In Election Expected To Extend Kagame's Rule

Rwandan election likely to secure President Kagame's fourth term amid minimal opposition and concerns over human rights violations.

The Conversation

Paul Kagame has had an iron grip on Rwanda for decades – 6 essential reads on what keeps him in power

There is little doubt that Paul Kagame will win the votes necessary to extend his 24-year rule in Rwanda’s general election on 15 July 2024. The ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front, nominated Kagame as its presidential candidate during a congress in March. He got 99.1% of the vote.

The Conversation

AI propaganda campaign in Rwanda has been pushing pro-Kagame messages – a dangerous new trend in Africa

At the end of May 2024, several media outlets led by the journalist network Forbidden Stories released a set of reports titled “Rwanda Classified”. This reporting detailed evidence related to the suspicious death of Rwandan journalist and government critic John Williams Ntwali.

The Guardian - UK

‘There will be no surprises’: Kagame set to sweep to fourth term as Rwandan president

Kagame’s opponents are unlikely to mount any serious challenge in next week’s election, say analysts

International Business Times

Paul Kagame: Rwanda's Polarising Strongman

A visionary hero who ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and brought peace to a traumatised country, or a despot who rules through fear and repression.

International Business Times

Rwanda Heads To The Polls As Kagame Makes Fourth-term Bid

Rwandans will vote in elections on Monday, with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his iron-fisted rule and sweep to victory in a race featuring the same candidates he defeated seven years ago.

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