Republic of Rwanda
H.E. Paul Kagame
President
President Kagame served as Chair of the African Union (AU) from 2018 to 2019 and chaired the East African Community from 2018 to 2021. He continues to lead AU institutional reforms and serves as the AU Champion for Domestic Health Financing. He also Chairs the Commonwealth.
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Beginning in 1990, as commander of the forces of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), he led the struggle to liberate Rwanda.
The RPF halted the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, which claimed over one million victims.
The hallmarks of President Kagame’s administration are peace and reconciliation, women’s empowerment, promotion of investment and entrepreneurship, and access to information technology, a cause he also champions as Co-Chair of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.