Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in on Sunday for a fourth term after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 per cent of the vote.

Rwanda's Paul Kagame takes oath as president for fourth term

Rwandan President Paul Kagame was gearing up Tuesday (July 16) 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.

Kagame secures fourth term as Rwanda's president with 99% of the vote

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame defended the central African nation's democratic record as campaigning for next month's vote got underway. While Kagame has been praised for Rwanda's economic recovery after the 1994 genocide that claimed 800,000 lives, he faces criticism over rights abuses and political repression. So what's at stake in the upcoming polls?

Rwanda gears up for July 15 Presidential elections

Just a month before National polls Rwanda President Paul Kagame has made major cabinet reshuffle appointing a new Foreign Minister and Intelligence Chief. Watch in for more details!

Rwanda: President Paul Kagame appoints new Foreign Minister, Intelligence Chief

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame marked 30 years of the 1994 genocide that killed nearly 800,000 people in the country. World leaders gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, to remember the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi minority community. Watch in for more details!

‘World failed us in 1994,’ says Rwandan president as nation marks 30 years since genocide

Rwanda: President Kagame & wife lit 1994 Rwanda genocide's 'flame of hope'

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said he will stand for re-election next year, hoping to extend nearly a quarter of a century in power. Kagame, who became president in 2000, is eligible to continue in office for another decade after a constitutional amendment in 2015 changed term limits that would have forced him to step down two years later.

Rwanda's veteran president Paul Kagame to seek re-election in 2024

Rwanda's government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina. The outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame and the man who critically acclaimed movie 'Hotel Rwanda', 68-year-old Rusesabagina was released from Rwanda prison on Friday.

'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina freed, taken to Qatari Envoy's residence | World News | WION

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday recognised his country's role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, from backing a genocidal regime to ignoring warnings of the impending massacres.

France has for too long valued silence above truth: Macron on Rwanda genocide

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame will be visiting India later this month, the first head of state visit from Africa to India amid Covid pandemic. The visit comes even as India is increasing its engagement with Africa, with a number of high-level visits from both sides before the pandemic.

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame to visit India this month

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan took the maximum time during his speech this year at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). His speech was the longest at 50 minutes among leaders of 190 nations who spoke from the famous green podium at the UNGA last month during the 74th UNGA session.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's speech was the longest at UNGA 2019

The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda on Wednesday signed an agreement in Angola to end months of tensions after the two leaders exchanged accusations of spying, political assassinations and meddling.

Uganda, Rwanda leaders sign pact in bid to end standoff

Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who led an active, reformist tenure as African Union chair, on Sunday passed the baton to Egypt, seen as more likely to focus on security issues than expanding the body's powers.

Kagame steps down, Egypt's Sisi takes helm at African Union

DR Congo's top court Sunday declared Felix Tshisekedi president after disputed elections, outraging opponents who alleged a stitch-up as an African Union delegation prepared to head to the volatile country.

DR Congo court declares Tshisekedi president, outraging opponents

Rwanda has over two decades of peace now, but whether the country has actually overcome old suspicions and tribal animosities is not clear

Looking back at the Rwanda genocide some 20 years later

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