Kagame has not directly said he wants to run again. But he has said he is open to persuasion that the two-term limit in the constitution leeded to be changed – and a petition to that effect has since collected 3.8 million signatures.
Members of parliament voted to back the petition, said parliamentary speaker Donatille Mukabalisa, adding a referendum would be called on whether to alter the constitution.
A similar move by the President Pierre Nkurunziza of neighbouring Burundi has provoked violent protests and fears of renewed ethnic conflict in a combustible region.
Other veteran African leaders are approaching term limits