From left to right, Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, Rwanda's First Lady Jeannette Kagame, and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, light the flame of remembrance at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali, Rwanda, Sunday, April 7, 2019. Songs, poems and plays about the rebirth of Rwanda after the genocide the new nation were later performed at the Kigali convention center. On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron ordered a government study into the country's role in Rwanda before and during its 1994 genocide. Ethnic reconciliation is a cornerstone of the rule of Kagame, Rwanda's de facto leader since the genocide ended in 1994 and the country's president since 2000. Last year, authorities in Rwanda found discovered mass graves they said contain 5,400 bodies of genocide victims.

Source: Ethiopian News April 07, 2019 11:41 UTC