How Rwanda’s pluralist democracy pits ‘Kagame against Kagame’ in upcoming presidential poll
Paul Kagame, 66, took power as the leader of rebels who took control of Rwanda’s government and ended the genocide in 1994. Kagame was Rwanda’s vice president and de facto leader from 1994 to 2000, when he first became president. He has since ruled the East African country as an authoritarian who is intolerant of political dissent.
Being Volodymyr Zelensky: Comedian who became president, carries around ‘drag bag’ as he never knows where he’ll sleep next
The clean-shaven, boyish Zelensky sworn in as president in Kyiv in 2019 wearing a stylish suit fitted to his slight frame has been replaced by a much older looking, heavier-set, brooding figure typically clad in paramilitary fatigues with unshaven stubble and dark circles under his eyes.
News conference shows Biden’s strengths overshadowed by questions about his capabilities
President Joe Biden kicked off the press conference by talking at length about NATO and its value to the United States — one of his strongest political issues against Trump, who has been openly sceptical of the alliance and once suggested he’d encourage Russia to attack NATO members whom he considered delinquent.
Biden team says no Democrat would do better in keeping Republican Trump off White House
The memo came as Biden headed into a crucial ay in his re-election campaign, facing questions at a highly anticipated press conference and sending his team to meet privately with sceptical senators on Capitol Hill as numbers of lawmakers call for him to exit the race.
Kenya’s youth cause President Ruto to fire entire cabinet, country braces new appointments
The sweeping cabinet changes were what Kenyans have been asking for, veteran anti-corruption activist John Githongo said
Personal physician says Biden is fit to lead US White House spokeswoman fields questions president’s health
There has been confusion as to whether President Joe Biden saw his doctor about his cold after the presidential debate on June 27. The White House initially said there was no medical exam, but it later said there was a “short verbal check-in” and it was determined that no exam was needed.
Trump distances himself from extremist Project 2025, calls it abysmal despite ties to Repubicans
In a statement provided by a Project 2025 spokesperson on Friday, Roberts repeated his claim that Americans were carrying out a revolution “to take power back from the elites and despotic bureaucrats” and said it was the political left that had a history of political violence.
Biden defies calls to pull from presidential race saying 2024 poll is up to voters not Democrats on Capitol Hill
On Saturday, a fifth Democratic lawmaker said openly that Biden should not run again. Representative Angie Craig of Minnesota said that after what she saw and heard in the debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, and Biden’s “lack of a forceful response” afterward, he should step aside “and allow for a new generation of leaders to step forward.”
As Democrats intensify efforts to toss Biden out of presidential race he tells them: ‘I’m going nowhere’
Senator Mark Warner, a well-respected moderate Democrat, is inviting Democratic senators to a meeting on Monday to discuss Biden’s campaign, a source said. The Washington Post reported Warner was seeking to ask the group to press Biden to exit the race.
Under pressure Kenya president apologises for arrogant government officials, police brutality
The president said the police are independent and not controlled by the executive branch of government but promised to ensure that those responsible would be prosecuted. “I am ultimately responsible because I am president, and that is why I said it was regrettable,” Ruto said.
