President Paul Kagame, who is Commander in Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), on June 6, promoted Col Godfrey Gasana, Deputy Air Force Chief of Staff, to the rank of Brigadier General.
Gasana was last promoted to the rank of Colonel in 2020 when he assumed responsibilities in the Air Force.
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On June 5, Kagame also promoted Augustin Migabo to Colonel and named him the Deputy Commander of the Special Force Command which is currently headed by Maj Gen Ruki Karusisi.
The Head of State made other appointments in different security organs, including Juvénal Marizamunda who was appointed as the new Minister of Defence and Lt Gen Mubarakh Muganga as the new Chief of Defence Staff.
Other changes included the elevation of Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi to Army Chief of Staff, replacing Muganga. Nyakarundi was the head of Defence Intelligence in RDF, a position that will be occupied by Col François-Régis Gatarayiha in an interim capacity.
Kagame also named Maj Gen Alex Kagame as the Joint Taskforce Commander in Mozambique, where he will replace Maj Gen. Eugène Nkubito who has been deployed there since August last year.
Nkubito will now take charge of the 3rd Division of RDF. Col Théodomir Bahizi was named Battle Group Commander in Mozambique where Rwandan security forces have been deployed since 2021 to restore security in the northern part of the country.
In other changes, Brig Gen. Evariste Murenzi was appointed Commissioner General of RCS, replacing Marizamunda, while Jean-Bosco Ntibitura was named Director General in charge of Internal Security in the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS).