“Africa is on the right path, and we are going to do just fine,’’ the 59-year-old said during a ceremony in the capital, Kigali.
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Kagame has won international plaudits for presiding over a peaceful and rapid economic recovery in the Central African nation since the 1994 genocide, when an estimated 800,000 people Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed.
This is the third time since the end of the genocidal regime in 1994 that elections would hold in Rwanda.
Defender Emery Basiyenge scored a superb free kick in the 16th minute to give his team all maximum point in front of a fully packed stadium, with President Paul Kagame and Acting FIFA President, Issa Hayatou, also watching from the stands
This year, as Rwanda marks the 20th commemoration of the genocide, it is remarkable to see the progress the country has made