President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has been sworn in for a fourth term after securing a landslide victory in last month’s elections, with over 99% of the vote.
The inauguration ceremony, held in Kigali’s 45,000-seat stadium, was attended by several African heads of state and dignitaries, who gathered to witness Kagame take the oath of office before Chief Justice Faustin Ntezilyayo.
Kagame’s re-election on July 15 was widely anticipated, given his iron grip on the nation since the 1994 genocide.
According to the National Electoral Commission, he won 99.18% of the votes, securing another five years in power.
Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party garnered just 0.5% of the vote, while independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana received 0.32%.
Kagame is hailed by many for his role in rebuilding Rwanda after the genocide, during which Hutu extremists massacred around 800,000 people, primarily Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
