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French President Emmanuel Macron released a video message on Sunday, saying he stood by his comments in May 2021 when he acknowledged France's role in the genocide and its refusal to heed warnings of looming massacres, but stopped short of an official apology. SOUNDBITE
The Rwanda ex-official Laurent Bucyibaruta, over alleged role in the 1994 Tutsi genocide, arrives at the Paris court on the last day of his trial. IMAGES
A Paris court has approved the transfer of Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, arrested in France after decades on the run, to a UN body for trial. Accused of financing the 1994 genocide of some 800,000 people, Kabuga asked to be tried in France, and he can still appeal the decision to hand him over to the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) for a trial in Arusha, Tanzania. Images of his lawyers arriving IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić at the Élysée Palace in Paris, France. The two presidents are meeting to discuss issues such as defence, energy and artificial intelligence. IMAGES
Paris commemorates the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda 30 years ago with a message broadcast on the Eiffel Tower's first floor. IMAGES
A night vigil is held at a ceremony in Kigali paying tribute to victims 30 years after the Rwandan genocide. The 100-day massacre at the hands of Hutu extremists started on April 7 in 1994 and claimed the lives of 800,000 people, largely Tutsis but also moderate Hutus. IMAGES
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