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President Paul Kagame meets with his Central African Republic counterpart Faustin Archange Touadéra on Thursday, June 8. Photo by Village Urugwiro
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Kagame, CAR President Touadera discuss security cooperation

Thursday, June 08, 2023
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RDF gets deputy military spokesperson

Thursday, June 08, 2023
(L-R) Minister of Defence, Juvénal Marizamunda receiving takeover files from the outgoing minister Minister of Defence Maj. Gen Albert Murasira
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PHOTOS: Marizamunda assumes office as Defence Minister

Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Minister for Defence Juvénal Marizamunda. Photo: RBA
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Kagame swears in new defence minister, military chiefs

Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Carabinieri Commander General, Lt. Gen. Teo Luzi received IGP Felix Namuhoranye at his office in Rome, Italy.
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Rwanda-Italy police chiefs mull deeper relations

Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Brig. Gen. Francis Mutiganda (L) and Maj. Gen Aloys Muganga are among the officers that have been dismissed from army.
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Kagame dismisses Generals Muganga, Mutiganda

Wednesday, June 07, 2023
The Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), Peter Mathuki, on Tuesday, June 6, received the commander of the bloc’s regional force deployed to eastern DR Congo, Maj Gen Alphaxard Kiugu, at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. They discussed the status of the ongoing effort toward restoration of peace and security in eastern DR Congo.
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EAC Secretary General meets regional force commander

Tuesday, June 06, 2023
The newly appointed Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda. Courtesy
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Who is Juvenal Marizamunda, Rwanda’s 11th Minister of Defence?

Tuesday, June 06, 2023
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Col Godfrey Gasana promoted to Brigadier General

Tuesday, June 06, 2023
General Muganga. Photo: RDF
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Five things to know about new defence chief Gen. Mubarakh Muganga

Tuesday, June 06, 2023
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Marizamunda is new defence minister as Gen. Muganga becomes CDS

Tuesday, June 06, 2023
DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi, Kenya’s President William Ruto, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, and Burundi President, Évariste Ndayishimiye, who is also EAC Chairperson, at the 20th Extra-Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State, on Saturday, February 4, 2023, in Bujumbura, Burundi. The 21st Extraordinary EAC Heads of State Summit begins on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Bujumbura. Courtesy
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DR Congo crisis on agenda as EAC leaders hold second meeting in Bujumbura

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
East African Community Chiefs of Defence Forces and Chiefs of Defence Staff met for an extraordinary meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi, on Monday, May 29, over the security situation in eastern DR Congo.
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DR Congo: Gen Kazura attends EAC meet in Burundi

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
The M23 rebel group handing over Kibumba territory to the EAC force in DRC. The spokesperson for the government of Rwanda, Yolande Makolo, has criticized Samantha Power, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), for failing to address the real causes of insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo).
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Rwanda govt to Samantha Power: Don’t ignore origin of DR Congo conflict

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Police rolls out road safety campaign in schools

Monday, May 22, 2023
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Experts: Peacekeeping missions ‘at crossroads,’ need a rethink

Saturday, May 20, 2023
Photos: Village Urugwiro
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Kagame, top security brass discuss role in advancing national priorities

Friday, May 19, 2023
Delegates pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony of the 10th National Security Symposium which began on Wednesday, May 17, in Kigali.The three-day symposium brought together defence officials, policymakers, diplomats and academics from across the continent and beyond.Courtesy
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PHOTOS: African defence experts discuss global challenges, foreign interference

Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Members of District Administration Security Support Organ (DASSO) officers during a parade. The government has announced new reforms to improve the performance of DASSO. Sam Ngendahimana
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Inside new DASSO structural reforms

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
The African Integrated Peace Operations Course in Kigali witnessed the successful completion of 34 military, police, and civilian personnel from nine member states of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), who participated in the training from May 7 to May 12.
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PHOTOS: Integrated peace operations course concludes in Kigali

Saturday, May 13, 2023