Rwanda's President, PAUL KAGAME has said the international community failed his country, as he marked 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed around 800,000 people.

President KAGAME addressed dignitaries and world leaders who had gathered in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, to commemorate the bloodshed.

According to him, Rwanda was completely humbled by the magnitude of the loss and the lessons learned are engraved in blood.

In a speech, he thanked fellow African countries including Uganda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania for their assistance in accepting Tutsi refugees and ending the genocide.

Former United States President, BILL CLINTON, who was among the visiting leaders present called the genocide the biggest failure of his administration.

In a video message recorded for the memorial, French President, EMMANUEL MACRON acknowledged that his country and its allies could have stopped the genocide but lacked the will to do so.

Other visiting dignitaries included Ethiopian Prime Minister, ABIY AHMED, South African President, CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, and Israel's President, ISAAC HERZOG.