KIGALI, Rwanda –Rwandan President Paul Kagame won a third term in a landslide victory, extending his 17-year reign over the East African country that has been praised for economic growth but dogged by accusations of human-rights abuses.
Kagame received 98.6 percent of the vote in provisional results from Friday’s election, the National Electoral Commission said. The Democratic Green Party of Rwanda’s candidate, Frank Habineza, had 0.47 percent, and the only other contender, Philippe Mpayimana, an independent, won 0.73 percent.
Rwanda’s economy has expanded an average of more than 7 percent a year since Kagame took office in 2000, according to the International Monetary Fund.
