APA – Kigali (Rwanda) – President Paul Kagame has formally announced his bid for re-election in 2024, saying he was “pleased with the confidence Rwandans placed in me”.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with French language news magazine Jeune Afrique, Kagame said he was willing to serve the country ” as long as I can”.
In 2017, Paul Kagame swept to a landslide victory in Rwanda’s presidential election, securing a third term in office with 98.63 percent of the vote.
The 65-year-old has been president since 2000 and was declared the winner of previous elections.
In 2015, Rwandans in a referendum voted to lift a two-term limit stipulated in the country’s constitution.
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