France's Macron visits Rwanda as relations improve

French President Emmanuel Macron is making a key visit to Rwanda as his country tries to mend relations with the central African country 27 years after the genocide

KIGALI, Rwanda -- French President Emmanuel Macron made a key visit to Rwanda on Thursday as his country tries to mend relations with the central African country 27 years after the genocide. Macron arrived in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, early Thursday and is due to hold talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Macron’s trip builds on a series of French efforts since his election in 2017 to repair ties between the two countries. He will visit a memorial to the frenzied 1994 slaughter that left an estimated 800,000 people dead, mainly minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them from Hutu extremists.