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Eastern Africa Standby Force.
Security

What to know about Eastern Africa Standby Force as Rwivanga takes helm

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga has taken over as Director of Eastern African Standby Force. Courtesy of EASF
Security

Gen Rwivanga takes over as director of Eastern African Standby Force

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force soldiers who are participating in the East African Community (EAC) armed forces command post exercise currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya. Courtesy
Security

Rwandan forces participate in regional military exercise

Thursday, May 14, 2026
President Paul Kagame arrives in Nairobi for the inaugural Africa Forward Summit on Monday, May 11. Photos by Village Urugwiro
International

Kagame arrives in Kenya for Africa-France summit

Monday, May 11, 2026
Forces Armées Rwandaises (ex-FAR) soldiers fled Rwanda, primarily into Zaire during the liberation war in 1994. Courtesy

Genocide ideology was allowed to grow in DR Congo

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Brig Gen Patrick Karuretwa, the Director General of International Military Cooperation at Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence, addresses delegates at the meeting in Kigali on Tuesday, March 10. Courtesy
Security

Regional military industrial executives meet in Kigali

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Nearly 300 European mercenaries, mostly from Romanian contractors, surrendered after Goma's fall. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa

DR Congo: A look back at major events after the fall of Goma

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The Rwanda Defence Force Senior Command and Staff College held a Culture Day event on Friday, January 23. Photos by OLIVIER Mugwiza
Culture

VIDEO: Military students celebrate diversity at culture day

Friday, January 23, 2026
AFC/M23 fighters seen patrolling the Rusizi border post after the they captured Bukavu city in South Kivu on February 16, 2025. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

Regional defence ministers meet in Zambia over DR Congo crisis

Saturday, January 10, 2026
A delegation from the Kenya Defence Forces, led by Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Charles Muriu Kahariri, in conversation with their Rwandan counterparts on Wednesday, November 5. Photo by RDF
Security

Rwanda, Kenya 'finalising' defence pact

Thursday, November 06, 2025
Representatives of the Congolese government and the AFCM23 movement sign the declaration of principles in Doha on July 19. File
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Uncertainty looms over Doha peace talks

Tuesday, November 04, 2025
Late Maj. Gen. Fred Gisa Rwigema

Fred Gisa Rwigema: The ultimate sacrifice for us to live in peace

Wednesday, October 01, 2025