Leaders

Paul Kagame

Who leads Rwanda? Paul Kagame, President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Rwanda

Record & power

Record score	57
Power score	49

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Built Africa's cleanest, most efficient state from genocide's ashes; GDP +7.1% (2025); signed the December 4, 2025 Washington Accords committing to withdraw troops from DRC and end M23 support.
New Kigali airport (Bugesera, Qatar-backed); Kigali Innovation City; methane-to-power on Lake Kivu; regional logistics hub.
Transnational repression and disappearances of critics documented; Amnesty (Sept 21, 2026) alleges M23 war crimes and gold/coltan smuggling to Rwanda; >99% elections are theater.
UK asylum-deal legacy; EU critical-minerals MOU; Qatar Airways' new Kigali airport; Western aid dependence with growing Gulf ties.

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Rwanda Rankings

Across the Bureau

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