New Year’s Day saw President of Rwanda Paul Kagame signify a dramatic shift in his country’s political landscape. In a televised address at midnight President Kagame confirmed he would run for a third consecutive presidential term in the election due to be held in 2017. This announcement followed on from…
President Paul Kagame’s Rwanda has defied international pressure and followed in the footsteps of other countries in the region by changing the constitution – enabling the former rebel commander and leader of the ruling party holds onto power. Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni scrapped term limits in 2005 and recently, Burundi President Pierre…
Frank Kagabo is a freelance journalist.
The lower house in Rwanda’s parliament voted on Thursday to enable President Paul Kagame to extend his rule over a second term in the country which is due to end in 2017. If he is voted in he will be able to govern until 2034. However, the draft amendments to…
Today, not only did Cote d’Ivoire go to the polls, so did the Congo Republic to vote on a constitutional changes that could possibly allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to stand for a third term. The polling booths were opened at 7:00 am local time. The opposition has called for…
In Rwanda, the world witnessed one of the greatest man-made disasters in our modern history. Approximately 800,000 Rwandans lost their lives in the 1994 genocide leaving the country and the international community in disarray. But twenty years after, the narrative of Rwanda has changed. From a war torn country, it…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
Today Rwanda’s Supreme Court dismissed the application intended to prevent the president from extending his time in office beyond two terms. The case was brought to the court by the Democratic Green Part of Rwanda but was dismissed a groundless today. It has been reported that President Paul Kagame of…
RWANDA- A debate on whether Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame should get himself a third term in 2017 after his final term in office expires or not has grown in number and vehemence in the recent months. The country’s parliament has launched a process that could finally end the debate on…
Ignatius Ssuuna is an investigative journalist based in Rwanda.
The 72-year-old president of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, is attempting to extend his rule over the country by planning to hold a referendum to change the constitution so that he may run in the next elections. The plans for a referendum, which was announced on Tuesday,…