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Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Command and Staff College in Musanze District launched its first International Relations and Security Course on Monday, March 16. Courtesy
Security

RDF Command and Staff College launches first course on int'l relations, security

Monday, March 16, 2026
October 1, 1990, the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), the armed wing of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), launched the war to liberate Rwanda from the genocidal regime

The courage of Rwanda’s liberators

Saturday, March 07, 2026
Demonstrators during the so-called 'Hutu Social Revolution' protest the Tutsi monarchy and call for majority rule in 1959 just before independence. Photo credit: The Pan African Review.

Never again or never mind: Does sanctioning RDF free Congo?

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
The three-day meeting brought together senior officers from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 2nd and 5th Divisions and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) 2nd Infantry Division, deployed along the shared border.
Security

Musanze: UPDF, RDF officers conclude proximity commander’s meeting

Friday, February 20, 2026
Officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), together with commanders from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) visit Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in Musanze. Courtesy
Security

PHOTOS: RDF, UPDF officers visit Mutobo demob centre

Friday, February 20, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force soldiers board a plane to Jamaica to support the Caribbean nation's recovery from Hurricane Melissa in 2024. Courtesy
Security

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

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Filip Reyntjens.

Filip Reyntjens and his colonial hangover

Saturday, November 22, 2025
October 1, 1990, the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), the armed wing of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), launched the war to liberate Rwanda from the genocidal regime

October 6: The first RPA battle with foreign forces in Gabiro

Monday, October 06, 2025
Some new officers during a parade at the passing-out ceremony of the 12th intake of Officer Basic Training, at Rwanda Military Academy in Gako on Friday, October 3. Among the 1,029 newly commissioned Rwanda Defence Force officers, 117 are women. All photos by Dan Gatsinzi

THROUGH THE LENS: Pomp and colour as Kagame commissions over 1000 RDF officers

Saturday, October 04, 2025
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Security

Rwanda, Uganda military commanders conclude talks to strengthen border ties

Thursday, October 02, 2025
Boniface Rucagu a member of the Rwanda Elders Advisory Forum (REAF)
Rwanda

Patriotism Day: What Rwandan elders want the youth to remember

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Rwanda Defence Force Chief of Defence Staff Gen Mubarakh Muganga (left) and senior officers meet with Michael Mulinge Kitivi (right), Director of the UN Uniformed Capability Support Division, at RDF Headquarters in Kimihurura on Tuesday, September 16. Mulinge is in Rwanda to discuss with military and police officials the quadrennial survey mandated by the UN General Assembly, which assesses costs incurred by troop- and police-contributing countries in peacekeeping missions. Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

UN official in Rwanda to assess peacekeeping costs

Tuesday, September 16, 2025