Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame is the President of the Republic of Rwanda. He serves as the African Union (AU) Champion for Domestic Health Financing. President Kagame previously served as the Commonwealth Chair-in-Office for two years from 2022. He also Chaired the African Union from 2018 to 2019 as well as the East African Community from 2018-2021. Beginning in 1990, as commander of the forces of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), he led the struggle to liberate Rwanda. The RPF halted the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1994, which claimed over a million victims. The hallmarks of President Kagame’s administration are peace and reconciliation, women’s empowerment, promotion of investment and entrepreneurship, and access to information technology, a cause he also champions as Co-Chair of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.