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The Catholic Church in Rwanda has formally apologized for the role it played in the country’s genocide of 22 years ago, in which around 800,000 people were killed in just 100 days. Check also: Rwanda’s Government Named 22 French Army Officers Accused Of Genocide A statement by the Conference of Catholic Bishops was read out in parishes across the East African ...

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s government on Monday said 22 French senior military officers helped to plan and execute the 1994 genocide, in which more than 800,000 people were killed. Check also: Rwanda Launched The World’s First Drones For Medical Supplies The French officers were involved both as perpetrators and accomplices, Rwanda’s National Commission for the Fight against Genocide said in a ...

With some 800,000 people killed in 100 days, the 1994 Rwandan genocide was one of the bloodiest events of the 20th century.Twenty-two years later, the incident that sparked the mass slaughter—the shooting down of a plane carrying the then president of Rwanda, Juvénal Habyarimana—remains a mystery, with opposing sides trading accusations of liability. Check also: Rwandan President, Paul Kagame Blasts France Over ...