text:  The president has been in power for 24 years and has played a prominent role since the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, which killed more than 800,000 people, mostly from the Tutsi minority. Kagame has been praised for rebuilding the country following one of the darkest episodes in modern history, but he's also been accused of crushing any opposition to his government and persecuting critics. Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR News, Lagos.