rwanda: 'Democratic' Rwanda Looks Set to Join Regional Bloc

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Rwanda's first multi-party elections, which have been described as free and fair, may pave the way for the central African country to join the East African Community bloc, according to a government official. The official, Seth Kamanzi, who is Rwanda's ambassador to Kenya, told IPS that “the delay in Rwanda becoming a part of the bloc is because it was considered undemocratic”.