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French author convicted for denying the Rwandan genocide
A court in France found Franco-Cameroonian author Charles Onana guilty of downplaying the Rwandan genocide, during which hundreds of thousands of people were exterminated.
Many African nations want France out. This country wants it in.
KIGALI, Rwanda — After decades of wielding political, military and economic power across Africa, France is scaling back its presence on the continent as it faces significant resentment in many African countries. Yet one nation has emerged as an exception: Rwanda.
Rwanda welcomes France's declassification of genocide documents
Rwanda's justice minister on April 8 welcomed France's declassification of documents relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which Kigali accuses Paris of having an indirect role.
However, Minster of Justice Johnston Busingye said Paris should ensure the documents released are "total."