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President Kagame names little-known technocrat as PM

Dr Edouard Ngirente in Parliament where he was sworn-in as Rwanda's new Prime Minister on August 30, 2017. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

By  EDMUND KAGIRE

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has appointed a little-known technocrat to the country's second seat of power.

President Kagame named Dr Edouard Ngirente as the new Prime Minister on Wednesday afternoon.

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