{The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in South Sudan, David Shearer has praised Rwanda Peacekeepers serving under United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for their quick response in support of humanitarian assistance in Aburoc Internally Displaced Persons camp, in Upper Nile Region, South Sudan.} Mr Shearer made the comment last Wednesday, after visiting […]

{On 20 June 2017, Commandants of Officer Cadet Training Schools from East African Community Partner States' Armed Forces convened in their annual meeting at Rwanda Military Academy-Gako, Bugesera District.} The three day meeting is aimed at reviewing and synchronising trainings programs in EAC Military Academies. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the incoming Chair, Brig Gen […]

{46 Senior Officers from Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and Allied Defence Forces have graduated from the one year long Senior Command and Staff Course Intake Five (05/2017), at RDF Command and Staff College ( RDF CSC) in Musanze District. Among the 46 SCSC graduates, 40 were in addition conferred academic qualifications by the University of […]

{The Minister of Defence, General James Kabarebe has officiated the inauguration of 32 affordable houses built by Rwanda Defence Force Reservists affiliated Company, ABADAHIGWA KU NTEGO Ltd. The inaugurated houses were constructed near Kabuga suburb, in Butangampundu village, Gako Cell, Masaka Sector, Kicukiro District.} In his key note address during the inauguration yesterday, Gen Kabarebe […]

{Rwandan Peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in Darfur(UNAMID) together with UNAMID Queen of Peace Catholic Parish members inaugurated and handed over GUBBA pre-school constructed for Darfur community on 20thMay 2017. } The school that can accommodate over 200 Children is located at El Nasrudar village in El-Fasher Town in the Republic of Sudan. […]

{In the medical sector alone for instance, the RDF medical personnel and partners have provided free health care to more than 20,000 people in Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Gynecology, Dental, ENT (Ear Nose Throat), internal medicine, urology and men circumcision. } The above services have been so far provided at Hospitals and Health Centers of Ngarama, Kiziguro, […]

{A Rwanda Defence Force delegation led by the RDF Chief J9 Maj Gen Jack Nziza, on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, on 11 May 2017 joined family and friends of late Ntivuguruzwa Aimé Yvan, for his burial ceremony that took place in Nyanza District, Kibirizi Sector, Mbuye Cell. } Ntivuguruzwa, 28 years old […]

{Rwanda Defence Force, in collaboration with other government partners, has launched a countrywide operation aiming at eradicating the Fall Army Worm, a devastating insect that has become a real threat to the national food security.} The unfamiliar insects appeared first in Nyamagabe District in February 2017, and later spread in almost all Districts of the […]

{The President of The Republic of Rwanda and Commander- In- Chief (C-in-C) of Rwanda Defence Force,Paul Kagame on 06 April 2017 chaired the RDF High Command Council, comprising RDF Generals and Senior Officers, at Defence Headquarters in Kimihurura.} During the meeting, the President commended the RDF for its role in safeguarding national sovereignty and significantly […]

{From 13-17 March, 2017 military representatives from the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC) Volunteering Nations are meeting in Kigali to make final touches on the planning process of the ACIRC Command Post- Exercise dubbed “Utulivu Africa III” that will be hosted by Rwanda from 20 March to 2 April 2017.} The meeting […]