France's Role in the Rwandan Genocide

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Two new reports – one commissioned by the French government and one by Rwanda’s government – have underscored the role France played in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

But one critic says Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s response to the reports may have more to do with his grip on power than it does on justice. That critic was once part of Kagame’s government but now, he has gone into hiding. That is this week’s episode of The Take.

In this episode: 

David Himbara (@DavidHimbara), educator, political economist, & development strategist

Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Tamara Khandaker. The original production team was Amy Walters, with Ney Alvarez, Alexandra Locke, Dina Kesbeh, Negin Owliaei, Priyanka Tilve, Thomas Fenton, Stacey Samuel, and our host Malika Bilal. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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