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Officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), together with commanders from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) visit Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in Musanze. Courtesy

PHOTOS: RDF, UPDF officers visit Mutobo demob centre

Friday, February 20, 2026

Col. Charles Sumanyi takes the oath of office as the new Military Prosecutor General on Thursday, February 19. Courtesy

Discipline in RDF top on agenda of new military prosecutor general

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Rwanda, Egypt deepen security ties with new police agreement

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Buses operating in Kigali. Two years ago, the government introduced a framework to professionalise public transport drivers. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Plan to certify bus drivers faces enforcement issues

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Delegates pose for a photo during a one-week regional workshop aimed at strengthening efforts to prevent the recruitment and use of children in armed violence.

Regional course against child recruitment in armed violence kicks off

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva speaks at the African Union Ad-Hoc Committee on South Sudan (C5) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday, February 15. Courtesy

Rwanda ready to support South Sudan's post-conflict rebuilding, says PM

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Rwanda National Police (RNP) has received a modern firefighting truck from Rusumo Power Company. The MAN Model TGS 33.440 truck is equipped with specialized instruments for disaster and fire management. Courtesy

PHOTOS: Rwanda National Police gets new firefighting truck

Friday, February 13, 2026

RNP SWAT Team I secured the sixth place at 2026 UAE SWAT Challenge.

Rwanda Police team emerges sixth at UAE SWAT Challenge

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

A segment of drainage in which two suspects snatched women’s belongings in Nyamirambo Sector before fleeing into this drainage channel. Courtesy

Kigali steps up drainage patrols after floods, crime incidents

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

TotalEnergies in Cabo Delgado. The Mozambican government and TotalEnergies have announced the restart of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Internet

TotalEnergies resumes Mozambique LNG project as security returns

Friday, January 30, 2026

President Paul Kagame on Thursday, January 29, appointed Brigadier General Jean-Paul Nyirubutama (L) as Deputy Senior Defence Advisor at the Office of the President, and James Wizeye as Deputy Secretary General of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). Courtesy.

Nyirubutama named deputy presidential security advisor as NISS gets new deputy boss

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Both delegations pose for a photo on Wednesday, January 28.

Defence minister hosts visiting Namibian MPs

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Brig. Gen. Godfrey Gasana (left) hands over the position of Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff to Colonel Dan Gatsinzi during a ceremony at Rwanda Defence Force Headquarters in Kimihurura on Monday, January 26. COURTESY

PHOTOS: Col Gatsinzi takes over as deputy Air Force chief

Monday, January 26, 2026

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Former FDLR commandos, civilian dependants received at Mutobo

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Mathilde Mukantabana, Rwanda's ambassador to the United States.

Rwanda's defensive measures to remain 'until FDLR threat is gone'

Friday, January 23, 2026

Rwanda Defence Force soldiers board a plane to Jamaica to support the Caribbean nation's recovery from Hurricane Melissa in 2024. Courtesy

PHOTOS: RDF sends military engineers to support Jamaica's recovery from hurricane impact

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Rwanda Defence Force Chief of Defence Staff Gen Mubarakh Muganga and his Egyptian counterpart, Lt Gen Osama Askar, sign a military cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the Egypt Defence Expo, on December 2, 2025. Courtesy

What Rwanda's expanding military diplomacy means

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

President Paul Kagame, the Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force, addresses officers of the Rwanda Defence Force, Rwanda National Police and Rwanda Correctional Services in Gabiro on August 25, 2025. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame hails security organs for safeguarding stability in end-of-year message

Monday, December 29, 2025

Police spokesperson in the City of Kigali CIP Wellars Gahonzire warned that the festive period often comes with a rise in excessive alcohol consumption.

Police steps up measures to boost road safety during festive season

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

The President of the Parliament of the Republic of Mozambique, Her Excellency Margarida Adamugi Talapa, today visited the Rwandan Security Forces (RSF) deployed in Mocímboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado Province. Courtesy

Mozambican parliament chief visits Rwandan forces in Cabo Delgado

Tuesday, December 23, 2025