Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has defended the candidacy of his Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo to lead the organization of French-speaking nations, la Francophonie.

Mushikiwabo received on Wednesday the backing of France to head the association.

The gesture, made during Kagame's first visit to Paris since 2011, is a sign of improving relations between the two countries after decades of tensions over alleged French complicity in the 1994 genocide. 

But not everyone is convinced a Rwandan is the right candidate for the job of Secretary General of the “Francophonie", as RFI's Christina Okello explains.

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Rwanda's Kagame defends bid to head French language group amid criticism

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