Latest Paul Kagame News

Provisional election results show Rwanda's Kagame cruising to victory, an outcome that was expected

Jul. 15, 2024 23:21 PM EDT

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — 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. ...

Paul Kagame appears set to extend his long presidency of Rwanda in an election Monday

Jul. 12, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandans vote Monday in an election that will almost certainly extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame, who is running virtually unopposed after three decades in power in the eastern African nation. Kagame has been met by crowds of admiring supporters at...

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group

Jul. 10, 2024 22:10 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Wednesday. The experts called the estimate of...