Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“One person has died and dozens were injured during a crush at an election rally for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, officials say. Campaigning for July’s general election began on Saturday, with Mr Kagame holding two rallies in northern Rwanda over the weekend. The crush happened on Sunday in Rubavu district, where 37 people were injured, four of whom were hospitalised with serious injuries, a statement from the ministry of local government said. It apologised to the deceased’s family, adding that a medical team on site ‘did everything possible.’ Mr Kagame is running for a fourth term. He has been the country’s de facto leader since 1994, when his then rebel group, the Rwanda Patriotic Front, seized power at the end of the genocide directed at members of his Tutsi ethnic group. He won the last presidential election in 2017 with nearly 99% of the vote.” (06/24/24)