Rwandans are set to elect a new president today as the country holds presidential election that is expected to extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame, who has held power since 1994.
Reports says some voters in the capital, Kigali arrived as early as 5 a.m. and waited for polls to open.
Election authorities say 9.5 million Rwandans are registered to vote in the population of 14 million, adding that Provisional results are expected later today.
President Paul Kagame’s opponents are Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate, Philippe Mpayimana, both of whom struggled to attract supporters during campaigns.
Kagame, who faced the same opponents in 2017, when he took nearly 99% of the vote, has been in charge of the small eastern African country since he took over power in 1994.
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