Rwanda reeled Friday from grenade blasts in Kigali, heightening security fears ahead of upcoming elections after a fugitive former army chief was accused of trying to destabilise the government. Two near-simultaneous grenade explosions injured 16 people in the Rwandan capital Kigali, police said Friday. President Paul Kagame has already accused a former army chief now in South Africa of being ...

KIGALI (Reuters) - France made serious errors of judgment over the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and wants to ensure all those responsible for the slaughter are caught and punished, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday. Sarkozy was visiting his counterpart Paul Kagame in the central African country to cement improved diplomatic relations following years of acrimony, recriminations and diplomatic standoffs over events ...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy acknowledged that France made mistakes during the 1994 genocide, paid homage to the victims but stopped short of apologising during his landmark visit to Kigali Thursday. "What happened here is unacceptable, but what happened here compels the international community, including France, to reflect on the mistakes that stopped it from preventing and halting this abominable crime ...