France reopens probe into Rwanda’s ex-first lady over 1994 genocide

France reopens probe into Rwanda’s ex-first lady over 1994 genocide

France is reopening a probe into the alleged role Rwanda’s former first lady, 83-year-old Agathe Habyarimana, played in the 1994 genocide in which around 800,000 people, mainly ethnic Tutsis, were killed. Last year, the case against the late ex-president’s wife was dismissed due to "insufficient evidence", but on Wednesday a French appeals court overturned the ruling.

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