France’s Macron Admits Some Guilt for Rwanda’s Genocide

France’s Macron Admits Some Guilt for Rwanda’s Genocide
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks after signing the visitor's book at the genocide memorial site in the capital Kigali, Rwanda, on May 27, 2021. Muhizi Olivier/AP Photo
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KIGALI, Rwanda—In a key speech on his visit to Rwanda, French President Emmanuel Macron said he recognizes that France bears a heavy responsibility for the 1994 genocide in the central African country.

Macron solemnly detailed how France had failed the 800,000 victims of the genocide but he stopped short of an apology.