President Paul Kagame on Tuesday evening in Paris met with several former French army officers who served in Rwanda between 1990 and 1994 as well as members of the Duclert…
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President Kagame Speaks Out on Relations with France, Security in DRC
by Edmund Kagire 12:46 amPresident Paul Kagame says the publication of two recent reports that established facts on the role of France in Rwanda, before, during and after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi,…
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A Busy Day in Paris: President Kagame Meets Macron, Tshisekedi in France
by Edmund Kagire 9:16 pmPresident Paul Kagame on Monday had a busy day in the French capital Paris, engaging in a series of meetings and later a sit-down interview with France 24 to discuss…
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International
Kagame In France for Conference On Sudan, African Economies
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 8:45 pmPresident Paul Kagame has arrived in Paris to attend the International Conference on Sudan and the Summit on Financing African Economies, the office of the president has said. The twin…
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Genocide: New Report Says French Government Bears Significant Responsibility in Rwanda
by Edmund Kagire 6:58 pmA 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…
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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…
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President Kagame Weighs in on Duclert Report, Says Rwanda to Issue Own Report
by Edmund Kagire 5:39 pmPresident 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…
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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…
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Mitterrand Archives Shed Light on French Role in 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi
by Edmund Kagire 4:31 pmIn 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 what observers…
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International
COVID-19: President Kagame Wishes President Macron Prompt Recovery
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 12:34 amPresident 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 beyond,” Kagame…
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National
French Probe Shouldn’t Have Happened In the First Place – Rwanda’s Justice Minister
by Edmund Kagire 8:25 amThe 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,…