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Françafrique et génocide des Tutsis du Rwanda : les leçons à tirer

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Number
32972
Author
Graner, François
Date
Septembre 2023
Ymd
20230901
Title
Françafrique et génocide des Tutsis du Rwanda : les leçons à tirer
Subtitle
Ni dans les déclarations des décideurs français ni dans leurs archives il n'y a de trace explicite de volonté d'exterminer les Tutsis. Nulle intention génocidaire. Alors pourquoi l'action de la France au Rwanda est-elle qualifiée de « complicité de génocide » par des journalistes, des chercheurs, des associations ?
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382455 bytes
Pages nb.
19
Type
Article de revue
Language
FR
Abstract
Maintain a zone of French influence in Africa. This common thread of François Mitterrand's policy is also that of his predecessors and successors. It leads to anything, including supporting dictators against their own people. Rwanda is an extreme example, where Hutu extremists prepared and executed the genocide of the Tutsis. The « Françafrique » system as a whole makes it possible to understand what could have led French civilian and military officials to be accused of complicity in genocide, without themselves intending to commit such a crime. In return, analyzing the french interventions in Rwanda, very well documented, sheds light on the whole french policy in Africa. Learning from Rwanda will be essential for this policy to change.