Ivorian Ouattara pays tribute to genocide victims

Ouattara who is in Rwanda for the Ibrahim Governance Weekend starting from today and run until Sunday, arrived in Kigali on Wednesday.

He arrived at Kigali Genocide Memorial Center around 4:15pm yesterday and toured different parts of the memorial as well as getting explained about the history of the genocide against the Tutsi.

After the tour, Ouattara said that he was saddened by the dark history Rwandans went through and called upon stringent measures to prevent their recurrence anywhere in the World.

“It is so terrible, I condole and comfort Rwandans. I wish this country continues to rebuild and commit to never again. I wish no one else would pass through what has happened,” he said.

Yesterday, President Ouattara also met President Paul Kagame ahead of the 2018 Ibrahim Governance Weekend.

President Ouattara toured different parts of the memorial
Ouattara lays a wreath at mass graves to honour genocide victims laid to rest in Kigali Genocide Memorial Center in Gisozi

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