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What the July 15 presidential elections tell us about how Rwandan citizens view President Kagame THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Yesterday Rwanda celebrated its 30th year since liberation. It has been an incredible journey. In 1994, no one gave this country a chance. The state had been dismembered, the economy …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | One person was killed and 37 others injured in a stampede at a political rally Sunday in western Rwanda, the government has said. The stampede occurred when people tried to exit from a venue where President Paul Kagame, the candidate for the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front, …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Campaigning started Saturday in Rwanda ahead of next month’s presidential and legislative elections. Three presidential candidates are in the race including incumbent President Paul Kagame of the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), Frank Habineza of the opposition Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and Philippe Mpayimana, …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda’s ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), on Friday announced that their presidential candidate, incumbent President Paul Kagame, will commence his campaign in Musanze district, northern Province. “RPF is ready to participate in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Our party’s presidential candidate will …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday accused Western countries of adopting “double standards” on democracy, ahead of next month’s general elections in the East African country. Kagame, who has been president of Rwanda since 2000, was responding to a question about critics who accuse him …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for July 15. Kagame, who has served as president since 2000, was nominated as the candidate of the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) following the party’s endorsement at its congress …

  Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda President Paul Kagame’s speech today at the 30th Commemoration (Kwibuka 30) of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi. **** FULL ADDRESS *** Today, our hearts are filled with grief and gratitude in equal measure. We remember our dead, and are also grateful for …

How Ntare Lions League boosted Uganda-Rwanda relations Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME  | Described as the greatest caravan to Rwanda since 1990 when the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) launched a guerilla war to liberate their country, the journey of Ntare School Old Boys, with friends and well-wishers to watch the Ntare …

LUANDA | Xinhua | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi has expressed his willingness to meet with his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, to address the ongoing instability in the eastern DRC. This statement came during Tshisekedi’s visit to Luanda, Angola’s capital, where he met with …

KIGALI | Xinhua | The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Rwanda has announced that it will begin accepting nominations for the positions of president and members of the lower chamber of deputies from May 17-30. “We have started training on electoral laws and regulations governing the presidential and lower chamber …