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Macron unveils Rwanda genocide memorial in Paris, marking 'quest for truth'

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurate a monument in Paris honouring the victims of the Rwandan genocide on June 2, 2026. © Sarah Meyssonnier, AFP

French President ⁠Emmanuel Macron and ​his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on Tuesday inaugurated a ​memorial in Paris honouring the victims of the 1994 genocide. Unveiling the installation on the banks of the Seine, Macron said the monument marked "the culmination of a long and patient quest for truth" in confronting France's failure to heed warnings of the impending massacres more than 30 years ago.

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hailed France's "unprecedented" rapprochement with Rwanda as he unveiled a monument to victims of the east African country's 1994 genocide in the presence of Rwandan leader Paul Kagame.

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