France's recognition of Its role in the 1994 Rwanda Genocide marks a historic turning point

François Picard is pleased to welcome Juliette Bour, Historian and Author of a forthcoming book in French, "Like Men, Women Politicians Complicit in Rwandan Genocide". More than three decades after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, France continues to confront difficult questions about its political, military and diplomatic role during one of the most horrific atrocities of the twentieth century. The inauguration of a memorial and monument in Paris, attended by President Emmanuel Macron, marks another step in a long and contentious process of historical reckoning. Juliette Bour's book examines the role of women involved in the genocide, reflects on how the debate has evolved. For Bour, the publication of the Duclert Commission report and the opening of French archives fundamentally transformed the conversation, helping to "set a truth about what happened in Rwanda and the role of France." Yet she argues that this recognition remains incomplete and contested. "There are sti

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