Sarkozy was the French president between 2007 and 2012. He is the only French president who visited Rwanda after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi on 25th February 2010. <\/p>\n
At the time, he admitted that his country had made \u201cgrave errors of judgment\u201d by France politicians in Op\u00e9ration Turquoise alluding to tragic history that befell Rwanda during the genocide. <\/p>\n
IGIHE has learnt from credible sources that Sarkozy visit to Rwanda has been a good opportunity to visit some touristic attractions of the country especially gorillas in Virunga National Park which he visited on Thursday. <\/p>\n
As he visited Rwanda in 2018, Sarkozy was along with a group of French investors who came to explore investment opportunities in the country. The business mission was composed of investors from French multinational firm Bollor\u00e9 that included executive Cyrille Bollor\u00e9.<\/p>\n
The visit yielded big that Vivendi Group, a subsidiary of Bollor\u00e9 Holdings belonging to Cyrille Bollor\u00e9 accepted to invest US$40 million in different projects at Kigali Cultural Village located in Rebero, Kicukiro district. <\/p>\n
At the time, Sarkozy visited Inema Arts and spend one night in Rwanda. With his private jet, he resumed his journey to Abidjan in Ivory Coast. <\/p>\n
Sarkozy is one of France leaders who strived to restore relations with Rwanda. <\/p>\n
Three months later, President Paul Kagame also visited France as he attended the Francophonie Summit that took place in Nice. <\/p>\n
He has been hailing Kagame\u2019s leadership explaining that it takes extra-ordinary efforts to rebuild a country like Rwanda shaken by Genocide. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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