Rwandan President Paul Kagame declared Friday he will run for a third term in office after his second seven-year term expires in 2017, AP reported.
The announcement in his end-of-year message follows last month's constitutional referendum in which 98 percent of Rwandans voted to approve a revised Constitution to allow Kagame to extend his tenure in office.
"You requested me to lead the country again after 2017. Given the importance and consideration you attach to this, I can only accept," Kagame said.
Source: SPA
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