RWANDA: Govt recalls ambassador to France

Rwanda has decided to recall its ambassador to France after Defence Minister James Kabarebe was summoned to appear before a magistrate investigating the death of former President Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994, the Rwanda News Agency (RNA) has reported. Jacques Kabale was recalled to Rwanda for “consultations”, according to French publication Jeune Afrique. This latest move […]

Rwanda has decided to recall its ambassador to France after Defence Minister James Kabarebe was summoned to appear before a magistrate investigating the death of former President Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994, the Rwanda News Agency (RNA) has reported.

Jacques Kabale was recalled to Rwanda for “consultations”, according to French publication Jeune Afrique.

This latest move comes after an anti-terrorism magistrate in France decided to summon Mr Kabarebe for questioning after a witness accused the Rwandan Patriotic Army – the former rebel group now in power in Kigali – of downing the plane carrying Mr Habyarimana on 6 April 1994, RNA reported.