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President Paul Kagame holds his final rally ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next week. Long-time leader Kagame is widely expected to extend his iron grip on the Great Lakes nation. IMAGES
Paul Kagame, Rwanda's de-facto leader since his Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) halted a 1994 genocide, holds a final rally in Kigali, ahead of a presidential election on Friday. IMAGES
Rwandan opposition candidate Frank Habineza holds a rally with supporters in Burera -- after an eight-year struggle to register his Democratic Green Party and obtain a spot on the ballot paper. The 40-year-old politician has faced death threats and seen supporters beaten up, imprisoned and forced into exile during his bid to enter Rwanda's tightly controlled political space. IMAGES from election rally
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame holds a rally in Gakenke ahead of a presidential election on Friday. Kagame remains popular with Rwandans, who see him as a guarantor of stability after his military victory brought an end to the 1994 genocide. IMAGES
Polling stations open across Rwanda for presidential and parliamentary elections with the African nation's leader Paul Kagame set to cruise to victory and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Nine million Rwandans will cast their ballots across 2,433 polling stations. IMAGES