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French President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed to Kigali by his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame for a highly symbolic visit, aimed at finalising the reconciliation between Paris and Kigali after more than 25 years of diplomatic tensions linked to the 1994 genocide. IMAGES
Paris commemorates the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda 30 years ago with a message broadcast on the Eiffel Tower's first floor. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron released a video message on Sunday, saying he stood by his comments in May 2021 when he acknowledged France's role in the genocide and its refusal to heed warnings of looming massacres, but stopped short of an official apology. SOUNDBITE
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame says the international community had "failed" his country during the 1994 genocide, as he paid tribute to victims of the massacres, 30 years after the vicious campaign orchestrated by Hutu extremists tore apart his country. SOUNDBITE
Fulgence Kayishema, one of the last fugitives sought for their role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, appeared before a Cape Town court on Friday, two days after being arrested following 22 years on the run. IMAGES
Arrested in South Africa, Fulgence Kayishema, one of four remaining fugitives sought for their role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, is set to appear in Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. Kayishema, a former police inspector, faces charges of genocide, complicity in and conspiracy to commit genocide, and crimes against humanity, for his role in the alleged murder of more than 2,000 Tutsis who had taken refuge in a Catholic church in Nyange, Rwanda. IMAGES
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