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President Paul Kagame. (Photo by Julien Bacot/NBAE via Getty Images)

Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth term with 99 percent of vote

With 65 percent of the population aged under 30, Kagame is the only leader most Rwandans have ever known

Long shot: Diane Rwigara plans to run for president in the August election. Despite no previous political experience

Rwanda police arrest presidential critic Diane Shima Rwigara for forgery, tax evasion

Rwanda police justified the arrest of the former presidential hopeful, saying Diane Shima Rwigara had failed to respond to previous summonses.

Tony Blair and Bill Clinton heap praise on Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame

Editorial: In despair over elections

Three African elections in the coming month are supposed to show these countries are democracies. But that is about more than just voting.

Nomvula Mokonyane said the cabinet was concerned that appeals were now being made by minority rights groups to other countries for protection against expropriation without compensation.

Three August votes highlight three very different democracies

Three different countries with three different democracies are headed to elections in August. Simon Allison attempts to summarise them.

A farmer in Rwanda.

Rwanda’s essential oils offer big profits from little land

Essential oils are increasingly in demand in richer countries for use in cosmetics, food and pharmaceuticals.

South Africa has denied the Dalai Lama a visa three times in five years

Kagame’s party set to win Rwanda elections by landslide

Paul Kagame’s RPF, which has run the country since ending the genocide nearly 20 years ago, are headed for a predicted landslide win.

Kagame sweeps Rwanda’s presidential polls

Kagame sweeps Rwanda’s presidential polls

Rwanda President Paul Kagame secured another seven-year term on Wednesday after being declared landslide winner of the country’s election.

Rwanda’s Kagame poised for landslide election win

Rwanda’s Kagame poised for landslide election win

Rwandan leader Paul Kagame was set for a second seven-year term in office after provisional results on Tuesday showed he had won 93% of the vote.

Rwanda ‘openly flouting the rules of democracy’

Rwanda ‘openly flouting the rules of democracy’

Rwanda’s regulatory body has suspended about 30 media organisations, Reporters sans Frontières reported on Tuesday.

Rwanda minister denies govt role in attacks

Rwanda minister denies govt role in attacks

Rwanda’s foreign minister on Monday vehemently denied the government was involved in three recent high-profile attacks on opponents.

Political violence casts pall over Rwanda election

Campaigning for Rwanda’s August 9 presidential election begins on Tuesday in a tense atmosphere following a string of attacks.