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NIAS Area Studies
AFRICA MONITOR
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IN BRIEF
By Ayan Datta
Rwanda: Presidential campaigns end, polls scheduled for 15 July
On 13 July, according to Africanews, campaigning for the presidential elections ended. President and leader of the Patriotic Front, Paul Kagame, held a massive rally in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Opposition leaders Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Phillippe Mpayimana also held rallies. The elections will be held on 15 July. (“Rwanda prepares to vote in poll expected to be swept by Kagame,” Africanews, 13 July 2024)