Rwanda: ruling party nominates Kagame as presidential candidate. Paul Kamage, 66, has ruled Rwanda with an iron fist since the mid-1990s.

He won the presidency, each time with more than 90% of the vote, in the 2003, 2010 and 2017 elections. one of his rare competitors in the presidential election is the leader of the Green Party, in opposition, Frank Habineza. He is placed third by current polls, criticized by rights defense associations for their irregularities and intimidation at the polls.