Rwanda-France relations
Genocide: New Report Says French Government Bears Significant Responsibility in Rwanda
A new report commissioned by the Government of Rwanda says the French government under President Francois Mitterrand “bears significant responsibility” in Rwanda, not only in the 1994 Genocide against the…
President Kagame Receives Duclert Report
President Paul Kagame on Friday received French Historian Vincent Duclert, who presented the report containing the findings of the Commission he led, established by President Emmanuel Macron of France, to…
President Kagame Weighs in on Duclert Report, Says Rwanda to Issue Own Report
President Paul Kagame has spoken out on the recent report released by a French Commission of Historians established to ascertain the extent of the then French Government involvement in the…
Rwanda-France Relations: What Next after ‘Duclert Report’?
The Rwandan Government has welcomed the findings of the Duclert Commission which was established by President Emmanuel Macron to assess the responsibility of the French Government in the 1994 Genocide…
Mitterrand Archives Shed Light on French Role in 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi
In June 2020, France’s top administrative court ruled that a researcher could access former French President Francois Mitterrand’s archives on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, in…
COVID-19: President Kagame Wishes President Macron Prompt Recovery
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has wished his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron prompt recovery. “Belatedly but heartily wishing President of France @EmmanuelMacron speedy recovery into healthy Festive Season and…
French Probe Shouldn’t Have Happened In the First Place – Rwanda’s Justice Minister
The Rwandan government is less concerned by a recent decision by a French court to drop an investigation into the shooting of the plane of the former President Juvenal Habyarimana…
