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Incumbent Paul Kagame is set to win a fourth term in office in the presidential election in Rwanda. With nearly 79% of all votes counted, Kagame has garnered more than 99% of the vote, according to the electoral commission. His two opponents, the chairman of the Green Party, Frank Habineza, and the independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana, have both received well under 1%, the electoral commission said. More than nine million people were eligible to vote on Monday, including two million first-time voters. Kagame has been president of the country since 2000, but has, in practice, been leading R…

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