BREAKING: Rwanda's President Paul Kagame Declares Ambition to Run for 4th Term
- President Paul Kagame has announced that he will run for a fourth term in the 2024 presidential election in Rwanda
- Kagame said he is the presidential candidate of the ruling party, Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi)
- The Rwandan president has been in power for 23 years, since 2000 and got his 3rd term in 2017 with 98.8% of the vote cast
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Kigali - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has declared his intention to run for a fourth term in the 2024 presidential election.
Kagame stated this during an interview with the French-language magazine Jeune Afrique on Tuesday, September 19, BBC News reported
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I will run for 4th term - Kagame
He said:
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“Yes, I am indeed a candidate.”
Kagame, who has been Rwandan president since 2000, said he doesn’t care what the West thinks about his decision to run for office again.
"I'm sorry for the West, but what the West thinks is not my problem".
"I am happy with the confidence that the Rwandans have in me. I will always serve them, as much as I can."
A controversial referendum removed a two-term constitutional limit for presidents in 2015.
He won his 3rd term in office with 98.8% of the vote in 2017.
Kagame was retained as the ruling party's chairman, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), in April 2023.
He has been the leader of the party since 1998.
Kegame retires army generals as coup spreads across Africa
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Rwandan President Paul Kagame has retired army generals and high-ranking military personnel.
The Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 31, amid military coups spreading across African nations, with the latest being Gabon.
The RDF said President Kagame had “approved the retirement of a dozen generals, 83 senior officers and six junior officers.’’
List of Africa's longest-serving heads of state
Power is sweet, and politicians who find it are never ready to let go too easily. They find ways to keep it and sit very tight on the throne.
This practice of clinging to power sometimes against the people's wishes is a common feature in many African countries.
Africa is home to many Heads of State who have simply refused to let go of political power. Here is a list of the longest-serving current heads of state in Africa.
Source: Legit.ng
