KIGALI: Rwanda on Sunday (Monday in Manila) told France to face up to the “difficult truth” of its role in the 1994 genocide, amid a major diplomatic spat on the eve of commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of the killings.

French Justice Minister Chris–tiane Taubira pulled out of attending Monday’s events after Rwandan President Paul Kagame repeated his accusation of French “participation” in the murder of 800,000 ethnic Tutsis.

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