Key facts
- French President Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan President Paul Kagame inaugurated a memorial in Paris.
- The memorial is named 'L'Archive' and is located on the banks of the Seine river.
- Macron stated the memorial places the genocide at the heart of France's capital and history.
- The memorial is dedicated to the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda.
- Macron previously recognized France's responsibility in the Rwandan genocide in May 2021.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan President Paul Kagame jointly inaugurated a memorial in Paris named 'L'Archive' to commemorate the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. Macron emphasized the significance of placing this historical event at the center of France's capital and history, describing it as the result of a dedicated pursuit of truth. This event follows Macron's 2021 acknowledgment of France's responsibility in the genocide and a commission's report that detailed France's "serious and overwhelming" role in failing to prevent the mass killings. The memorial itself consists of two black steles engraved with a tribute to the hundreds of thousands killed.