Paul Kagame Honours Two Ghanaian Generals For Key Roles They Played During 1994 Rwandan Genocide

• 2 Ghanaian generals, Maj. Gen (Rtd) Henry Kwami Anyidoho and Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Joseph Narh Adinkra have been honored by Paul Kagame
• The Rwandan President gave the two icons the National Order of Bravery award for saving lives during the 1994 genocide
• According to General Anyidoho, who was working with the UN at the time, going to Rwanda in 1994 took a lot of persistence

Kigali, Rwanda: On Monday, July 4, in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, President Paul Kagame honored two Ghanaian Generals for the key roles they played during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.

During a rather emotional ceremony, the President of Rwanda recounted how the two retired officers sacrificed themselves and contributed to saving the lives of numerous citizens in the heat of the genocide.

Maj. Gen (Rtd) Henry Kwami Anyidoho and Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Joseph Narh Adinkra were given the National Order of Bravery award - Indengabaganizi, which is conferred on a person or persons who demonstrated extraordinary bravery and sacrifice in order to save others.

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What Paul Kagame said

In a video published by Rwandan Broadcasting Agency, President Kagame said:

“The Ghanaian battalion saved countless lives under the most difficult circumstances and there is no soldier involved who does not carry invisible wounds in his heart to this day. Where others fled or were withdrawn by their governments, leaving Rwandans to their fate, these officers remained and continued to lead their men and women, and did what was right to do".

General Anyidoho who was serving as the United Nations Deputy Force Commander and the Ghanaian Contingent Commander at the time revealed that the UN was ready to give up on the Rwandan mission but he insisted that they must intervene.

Watch the video below

Kagame defends Rwanda on rights as Commonwealth expands

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The last time Paul Kagame made headlines, he defended Rwanda's record on human rights and political freedoms as the curtains closed on a Commonwealth summit where his country came under intense scrutiny.

The Commonwealth also welcomed two new members into the fold at its summit in Kigali -- the French-speaking West African states of Togo and Gabon that have no historic ties to Britain.

The decision to hold the gathering in Rwanda was heavily criticised by rights watchdogs, which accused Commonwealth leaders of turning a blind eye to repression and the jailing of opponents in the host country.

Source: YEN.com.gh