Rwandan President Paul Kagame has given the strongest hint yet that he could step down after the next elections. The country goes to the polls in August to elect a president and Kagame is widely expected to win by a landslide.
Even though he could stand for a final term in 2024 – that is if he wins the upcoming polls, he told French news portal Jeune Afrique in an extensive interview that 2017 – 2024 mandate could be his last.
‘‘I think so, yes. And it is likely that I will clarify this point soon when I enter the election campaign. There is a sort of contract between me, on the one hand, the RPF party and the Rwandan people, on the other.
Kagame also refuted claims that the entire Rwandan system was built around him and that there were fears that the country could not thrive in his absence. He said there were competent persons in Rwanda and that fears of a collapse in a post-Kagame era were unfounded.
‘‘Things do not work that way. The important thing is that we have built irreversibly and will remain, with or without Kagame. The new generations of Rwandans have incorporated many elements, many different reflections and learned many lessons.
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