France to shun Rwanda genocide ceremony after Kagame accusations


  • World
  • Sunday, 06 Apr 2014

PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Saturday it had cancelled plans to attend a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide following accusations of French involvement in the massacre by Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

The African weekly Jeune Afrique quoted Kagame last month as saying in an interview that both France and Belgium had played a "direct role ... in the political preparation of genocide and participation in its execution".

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