France ‘did nothing to stop’ Rwanda genocide, report claims

Report by US law firm commissioned by Kigali says France bears significant responsibility' for deaths

France bears significant responsibility" for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 because it remained unwavering in its support" of its allies even though officials knew the slaughter was being prepared, a report commissioned by Kigali claims.

The accusation is the latest in the continuing dispute between Paris and the small east-African country over the role played there by France before and during the mass killings.