No evidence France was complicit in Rwanda genocide, but bears ‘overwhelming responsibility’

A walk in 2018 to remember the Genocide Against the Tutsi. For years, Rwanda and France have traded accusations over the latter’s role in the genocide. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

France released a report based on two years of consultation and research of the country’s archives by a team of historians to determine the country’s complicity

As Rwanda marks the 27th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi this month, survivors have lauded France’s commitment to unravelling the truth behind the killings, despite rejecting its complicity in a report on its alleged role in the genocide.