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Rwanda: New Cabinet? Kagame Keeps Them Guessing
East African, 26 August 2017
More than a week after he was sworn in for a new term in office, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame is yet to name his Cabinet. Read more »
President Kagame Yet to Appoint Rwanda's Cabinet
More than a week after President Paul Kagame's inauguration, consultations within the ruling party ranks and between the president and the sitting premier continue, but only the head of state is privy to the details of who makes the new government. The constitution gives the president 15 days to appoint a prime minister who then has 15 days to announce a new cabinet.
President Paul Kagame takes the presidential oath in the company of First Lady Jeannette Kagame (left) at Amahoro National Stadium in the capital Kigali.
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