French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledges that France and its Western and African allies had the capability to prevent the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, but lacked the determination to intervene.
President Emmanuel Macron believes France and its Western and African allies"could have stopped" Rwanda 's 1994 genocide, but lacked the will to halt the slaughter of an estimated 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis , the presidency has said.
He will not be travelling to Rwanda to attend commemorations in Kigali alongside President Paul Kagame. Macron will say that"France, which could have stopped the genocide with its Western and African allies, did not have the will" to do so, the official added.Macron had already recognised France's"responsibilities" in the genocide during a visit to Rwanda in 2021 - adding only the survivors could grant"the gift of forgiveness".There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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