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Brig. Gen. Gashugi appointed Rwanda’s Special Forces Commander

By IGIHE
On 15 March 2025 at 08:53

President Paul Kagame has promoted Colonel Stanislas Gashugi to the rank of Brigadier General and appointed him as the Special Operations Force (SOF) Commander, with immediate effect.

Gashugi replaces Major General Ruki Karusisi who has been recalled to Ministry of Defence headquarters.

Gashugi has held several key positions within the RDF. In May 2021, he was promoted from Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel and appointed as the Defence Attaché to Tanzania.

On the other hand, Maj. Gen. Karusisi is a seasoned officer whose career has spanned key roles in Rwanda’s elite units.

He previously served as Head of Operations in the Republican Guard (RG), the specialized brigade charged with protecting the Head of State.

In 2018, as a lieutenant colonel, Karusisi was promoted to the rank of colonel and appointed Deputy Commander of the SOF.

By 2020, he had been elevated to brigadier general and eventually to major general, taking full command of the Special Operations Force.

Major General Ruki Karusisi is the outgoing Commander of the Special Operations Forces.
Brigadier General Stanislas Gashugi, the new Special Operations Force (SOF) Commander.

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