Rwanda's genocide could have been prevented — 3 things the international community should have done: expert
The lesson of Rwanda is clear: we must build international political will, as well as an enhanced UN capability, for prevention
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The lesson of Rwanda is clear: we must build international political will, as well as an enhanced UN capability, for prevention
“France could have stopped the genocide”, on April 7, French president Emmanuel Macron eventually did not say these words. They had been announced by his office days before the 30th commemoration of the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda. What happened in just a few days?
In 1994, France, under president François Mitterrand, was at the heart of the genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda. Thirty years later, it is our duty to know and recount the course and responsibilities of this historic event.
“Where France was considered the guarantor of stability in playing its role as Africa's gendarme, the debacle of the military intervention in the Sahel is reshuffling the cards.”
Discover the history of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, from its colonial roots to its current consequences. Who is responsible? What justice has been served?