Rwanda’s election
8 Jun
Rwanda’s National Electoral Commission has released the provisional list of candidates for the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Rwanda, slated for Sunday, July 14, to Tuesday, July 16, 2024. In a statement communicated in Kinyarwanda, English, and French, made public by the commission on Thursday, June 6, 2024, the electoral body stated,“The provisional list…
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