President Kagame blames world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates 1994 genocide

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen (Brian Inganga/AP)

Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as the central African country marked 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists.

Rwanda has shown strong recovery and economic growth in the years since, but scars remain and there are questions about whether genuine reconciliation has been achieved under the long rule of Mr Kagame, whose rebel movement stopped the genocide and seized power.