Incumbent President of Rwanda and Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) presidential candidate Paul Kagame arrives at his final campaign rally in Kigali, on July 13, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Rwandan general election. AFP
The outcome of Monday's poll was never in doubt, with Kagame ruling the small African nation with an iron fist as de facto leader then president for three decades.
But the 66-year-old won by an even greater margin than the last presidential poll seven years ago, when he secured 98.79 percent.
Democratic Green Party leader Frank Habineza won just 0.5 percent in Monday's vote while independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana received 0.32 percent, according to figures from the National Electoral Commission.
The two men, who had also challenged Kagame in the 2017 poll, were the only two candidates approved to run this year after several opposition figures were barred.
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