Kagame, 67, had not been seen in public since June 6, as evidenced by his X account, generating rumours online and in the country given his usual energetic and omnipresent role.

Mr. Kagame, 66, who triumphed in the 2017 election with almost 99 percent of the vote, is expected to win a fourth term — extending his command over Rwanda since the 1994 genocide in which some ...