Rwanda President Seeks Fourth Term

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President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has made his intentions known of running for a fourth term in the country’s 2024 presidential election.

Kagame has held the position of president since 2000 and intends to run for yet another term not minding the perception of opponents within the country.

Speaking with a French Magazine, Jeune Afrique on Tuesday, the president said he has the backing of Rwandans, “Yes, I am indeed a candidate.

“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,” he said.

Kagame has spent 23 years in office but in 2015, the two-term constitutional limit for presidents was lifted by a referendum.

The development was however criticized by critics who claim it to be a controversial one.

[SA]