French President Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan President Paul Kagame inaugurate a new memorial in Paris on Tuesday to honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis. The ceremony takes place on the banks of the Seine. Macron presents the monument as the result of what he describes as a long and patient quest for truth, referring to France’s failure to heed warnings about the impending massacres more than 30 years ago. Kagame and other participants frame the memorial as an act of commemoration and recognition. Reporting also notes that the genocide is marked by the killing of more than one million Tutsis over a period of just over 100 days. Several outlets describe the move as part of a broader shift in how France acknowledges its historical role in Rwanda at the time, including accusations of complicity linked to France’s ties with the then Rwandan government. The memorial is inaugurated as both leaders publicly mark remembrance of the 1994 atrocities and stress the importance of confronting historical facts and responsibility.
Macron and Kagame inaugurate Paris memorial for Rwanda’s 1994 Tutsi genocide victims
French President Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan President Paul Kagame inaugurate a new memorial in Paris on Tuesday to honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis. The ceremony takes place...
- Emmanuel Macron and Paul Kagame inaugurate a memorial in Paris for the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis.
- The memorial is located on the banks of the Seine.
- Macron says the monument marks a long and patient quest for truth regarding France’s actions ahead of the massacres.
- Rwanda’s genocide is described as involving more than one million Tutsis killed in just over 100 days.
- French outlets link the memorial to France’s past ties to the then Rwandan government and related accusations of complicity.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame visited Paris on Tuesday to unveil a monument dedicated to victims of the Rwandan genocide, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, in a further acknowledgement by France of its role in one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.
2 months agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a memorial in Paris honouring the victims of the 1994 genocide. Unveiling the installation on the banks of the Seine, Macron said the monument marked "the culmination of a long and patient quest for truth" in confronting France's failure to heed warnings of the impending massacres more than 30 years ago.
2 months agoLe président français a inauguré mardi sur les quais de la Seine un monument en hommage aux victimes du génocide de 1994. Son homologue rwandais a salué un travail de mémoire sans équivalent dans le monde.
2 months agoRwanda's President Paul Kagame is in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron for the inauguration of a new memorial site dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis. More than one million Tutsis were killed over a period of just over 100 days. France at the time, was accused of complicity in the genocide because of its ties with the then Rwandan government. FRANCE 24's James André reports from Paris.
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