“Is France an accomplice to the genocide of the Tutsi? The Elysee said it hoped the report would mark an “irreversible” reconciliation process between France and Rwanda, which Macron has said he wants to visit this year. And there have also been repeated accusations that authorities in Paris helped suspects in the Rwanda genocide to escape while under French military protection. Tackling taboosThe 15-member commission did not have any specialist on Rwanda, a move the French presidency argued was necessary to ensure complete neutrality. Macron has ruled out an official apology for torture and other abuses carried out by French troops in Algeria.

Source: The Local March 26, 2021 18:45 UTC