I didn't want third term, says Rwanda's President Paul Kagame

Rwandan President Paul Kagame. He said he did not want a third term in office but had to bow to entreaties from his people. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

KIGALI: Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Wednesday he did not want a third term in office but had to bow to entreaties from his people, who were not ready to say goodbye to the architect of the nation's recovery from a 1994 genocide.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Africa in the capital, Kagame said he was aware that changing the constitution to allow him to run again would draw international criticism but had little say in the matter.