Kigali breaks diplomatic relations with Paris
France’s war of words with Rwanda
Rwanda broke off relations with France in November 2006, after a French judge sought to arrest members of the present Kigali regime, claiming their actions had provoked the genocide in 1994. But both sides have agendas that obscure the facts.
by Colette Braeckman
Rwanda has at long last broken off diplomatic relations with France. For the past 12 years the Rwandan government held back from this, barely able to disguise its suspicion, if not loathing. But in November 2006 Rwanda’s ambassadors were recalled from Paris, while the French Centre Culturel and (...)
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