03/02/2014
France holds up mirror in genocide trial
Through a ground-breaking trial, France is at last coming to terms with its much-criticised response to Rwanda's genocide. Pascal Simbikangwa, a Rwandan former intelligence chief, is to appear on Tuesday (local time) in a Paris court for an expected seven-week trial to face charges of complicity in genocide and complicity in crimes against humanity. France is playing catch-up to a UN tribunal and other courts that have convicted dozens and shed light on the genocide nearly two decades ago. Activists hope the Paris trial will remind French leaders of their role and responsibility in Africa - where French power is felt today in Mali and Central African Republic - and mark the end of an era in...
