Rwanda goes to the polls with Kagame expected to extend his 30-year rule
RWANDANS went to the polls today in a presidential election that is expected to extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame, who has held power since 1994.
There were long queues at some polling stations.
Voting in the capital Kigali, motorcyclist Jean Claude Nkurunziza said: “This is going to be my first time to vote. I am voting for President Kagame because I have never seen a leader like him before.”
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