France has declassified documents in the presidential archives relating to the Rwandan genocide, exactly 21 years after its start on April 7, 1994.
A decision to declassify the papers was signed on Tuesday and concerns “documents in the Elysée relating to Rwanda between 1990 and 1995,” a source in President François Hollande’s entourage told AFP.
“The president had announced a year ago that France must provide proof of transparency and facilitate remembrance of this period,” the source said.
The material, which include documents from diplomatic and military advisers and also minutes from ministerial and defence meetings, will be available to both researchers and victims’ associations.
Source: AFP
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