{"id":14903,"date":"2023-09-20T13:37:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T12:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=14903"},"modified":"2023-09-20T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T12:37:29","slug":"rwandas-president-paul-kagame-confirms-fourth-term-reelection-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/rwandas-president-paul-kagame-confirms-fourth-term-reelection-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame confirms fourth-term reelection in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has confirmed that he will run for a fourth term next year, which could extend his presidency to nearly three decades.<\/p>\n

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“I am happy with the confidence that Rwandans have in me,” President Kagame\u00a0told French-language magazine Jeune Afrique on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He has faced criticism from rights groups, which have accused him of cracking down on the opposition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But the president said he was not bothered by the opinion of outsiders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Kagame won the last presidential election in 2017<\/a> with nearly 99% of the vote. Rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the vote took place in a context where free speech was very limited.<\/p>\n

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