The first round of the French presidential election takes place on April 23, followed by a likely second round on May 7. Going by opinion polls, the likely winner will be either the young Emmanuel Macron or Francois Fillon. The expectation in Rwanda is that the winner will apologise for France's alleged role in the genocide against the Tutsi. When he was prime minister under Nicolas Sarkozy, Mr Fillon always refused to express any guilt regarding French colonisation. According to analysts, French recognition of its alleged dirty past in Africa and in Rwanda in particular, will need a new generation of politicians and top military officials.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 22, 2017 14:26 UTC