Tag: Kagame
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Kagame dismisses over 200 soldiers from army
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has dismissed over 200 military personnel from the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF), including 21 senior and junior officers, the military announced in a statement on Friday. Among those dismissed were Martin Nzaramba and Etienne Uwimana,
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Kagame set to win presidential election in Rwanda with 99% votes
Incumbent Paul Kagame is set to win a fourth term in office in the presidential election in Rwanda. With nearly 79 per cent of all votes counted, Kagame has garnered more than 99per cent of the vote, according to the electoral commission.
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Rwanda President comments on Arsenal’s shock loss to Brentford
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has reacted to Arsenal’s shock defeat to newly promoted Brentford in this season’s league opener on Friday night. Arsenal were stunned 2-0 by Brentford who made their first top-flight appearance in 74 years. Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard were the heroes for Brentford as their goals in either half, secured…
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Insecurity: Rwandan President Kagame drops message for fellow African leaders
The President of Rwanda, Mr Paul Kagame, has called on African leaders to apply a harmonious approach to deal with the root causes of the security crisis across the continent. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Kagame made the call at the UBA Africa Conversations 2021, with the theme: “Africa to the World,” held virtually to commemorate…
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Kagame, Okonjo-Iweala, Ghebreyesus, Elumelu, others for UBA Africa Conversations 2021
The UBA Africa Conversations 2021: Join Africa’s Global Leaders – President Kagame of Rwanda, WTO’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, UBA’s Tony O. Elumelu, WHO’s Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, IFC’s Makhtar Sop Diop, to Celebrate Africa Day at the UBA Africa Conversations 2021 The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to celebrate this year’s Africa Day…
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BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala wins Forbes’ Africa Person of the Year 2020
Former Minster of Finance, Okonjo-Iweala and a leading candidate for the office of the Director-General. World Trade Organisation has been voted Africa Person of the Year by Forbes magazine. Among other prominent Nigerians who have won this prestigious award include, former governor of the central bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido; President of the African Development…
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Osinbajo jets to Rwanda for Kagame’s inauguration
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Friday join other world leaders to witness the inauguration of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in the country’s capital, Kigali. His spokesman, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement. Akande said Osinbajo would return to the country immediately after the inauguration. The statement read, “Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN,…
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Rwanda 2017: Kagame sweeps presidential polls, gets third term in office
Rwanda’s incumbent leader Paul Kagame has sealed a crushing victory in presidential elections that granted him a third term in office, extending his 17 years in power. Kagame has won international plaudits for presiding over a peaceful and rapid economic recovery in the Central African nation since the 1994 genocide, when an estimated 800,000 people…