{"id":51193,"date":"2024-08-11T13:39:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T13:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/over-20-heads-of-state-attend-kagame-s-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T11:30:54","slug":"over-20-heads-of-state-attend-kagame-s-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/over-20-heads-of-state-attend-kagame-s-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 20 Heads of State attend Kagame&#8217;s inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Heads of State began arriving in the country on the evening of Saturday, August 10, 2024, while others jetted in on Sunday morning to witness the momentous occasion.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders were accorded a guard of honour by the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF) and a warm welcome by senior government officials at the Kigali International Airport.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73763 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gus-pdgxoaal3vy.jpg\" alt=\"Andry Rajoelina, President of Madagascar arrives in Kigali for President Paul Kagame&#039;s inauguration.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>And on Sunday afternoon, the presidents were escorted to the state-of-the-art Amahoro Stadium, where they joined thousands of ecstatic citizens gathered at the newly refurbished facility to witness the swearing-in of their Head of State.<\/p>\n<p>It was a spectacular scene at the stadium as the leaders were welcomed to the venue with traditional songs, dances, and cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidents who attended the event included Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, Jo\u00e3o Lourenco (Angola), William Ruto (Kenya), Samia Suluhu (Tanzania), Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somalia), Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia), Emmerson Mnangagwa (Malawi), Faure Essozimna Gnassingb\u00e9 (Togo), Faustin-Archange Touad\u00e9ra (Central Africa Republic), Denis Sassou Nguesso (Republic of the Congo) and Ismail Omar Guelleh (Djibouti).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73764 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/guszg7sweae9cnk.jpg\" alt=\"Samia Suluhu, President of Tanzania arrives in Kigali for President Paul Kagame&#039;s inauguration.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Others were Nana Akufo-Addo (Ghana), Wavel Ramkalawan (Seychelles), Mamady Doumbouya (Interim President of Guinea), Mokgweetsi Masisi (Botswana), Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe), Umaro Sissoco Embal\u00f3  (Guinea-Bissau), Salva Kiir (South Sudan) and Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, and Brice Oligui Nguema, President of the Transition of the Gabonese Republic, also attended the ceremony.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73765 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/guszjkpxcaadgcp.jpg\" alt=\"William Ruto, President of Kenya arrives in Kigali for President Paul Kagame&#039;s inauguration.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Malawi, Ivory Coast, and Uganda were represented at the inauguration by Vice Presidents Dr. Michael Usi, Tiemoko Meyliet Kon\u00e9, and Jessica Alupo, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The event was also graced by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Boughali, the Assembly President of Algeria, and Patrice Trovoada, the Prime Minister of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73768 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/guszqi6xmae_zoq.jpg\" alt=\"Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia, arrives in Kigali for President Paul Kagame&#039;s inauguration.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Ousmane Sonko, the leader of Senegal\u2019s opposition, and Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda&#8217;s Army Chief, also attended, underscoring the broad international representation at this momentous occasion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73769 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gupgnerxgaat2h9.jpg\" alt=\"Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda&#039;s Army Chief, accorded warm reception at Kigali International Airport.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Kagame, the flagbearer of the RPF-Inkotanyi, secured 99.18% of the votes cast in the elections conducted in July. His challengers, Dr. Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, came in second with 44,479 votes (0.50%), while Philippe Mpayimana finished third with 28,466 votes (0.32%).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-73767 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gutf_-axmaaiazr.jpg\" alt=\"The visiting Heads of State were escorted to the state-of-the-art Amahoro Stadium, where they joined thousands of ecstatic citizens gathered at the newly refurbished facility to witness the swearing-in of their Head of State.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 20 Heads of State and Government officials from different parts of Africa attended President Paul Kagame\u2019s inauguration for a fourth term on Sunday, August 11, 2024, underscoring the strong diplomatic relationships Rwanda has cultivated with various nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000073766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-51193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000073766,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gutf_-axmaaiazr.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gutf_-axmaaiazr.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gutf_-axmaaiazr.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gutf_-axmaaiazr.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gutf_-axmaaiazr.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gutf_-axmaaiazr.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000073766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51193"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=51193"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=51193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}