STORY: :: Rwandans vote in an election that is expected to extend President Paul Kagame's rule
:: July 15, 2024
:: Kigali, Rwanda
Kagame has won more than 93% of the vote at each of the three previous elections. Eight candidates had applied to run against him, but only two were retained in the final list validated by the electoral commission.
The others, including Kagame's most vocal critics, were barred for various reasons that included prior criminal convictions.
