Macron admits to French guilt over role in 1994 Rwandan genocide

French president Emmanuel Macron admitted France’s role in the Rwanda genocide of 1994 (Muhizi Olivier/AP)

In a key speech on his visit to Rwanda, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, said he recognises that France bears a heavy responsibility for the 1994 genocide in the central African country.

Macron solemnly detailed how France had failed the 800,000 victims of the genocide but he stopped short of an apology.