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Rwanda Defence Force (RDF)’s Brigadier General Ronald Rwivanga took over as Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF)
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Gen. Rwivanga on regional security, EASF role, readiness

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
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Gen. Rwivanga on regional security, EASF role, readiness

Saturday, August 15, 2026
President Museveni meets with Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga, Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), at State House in Entebbe on August 13. Courtesy
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Rwivanga briefs Museveni on regional security efforts

Thursday, August 13, 2026
(L-R) Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe, Amb Lt Gen (Rtd) Frank Mushyo Kamanzi, Executive Director of ISCA, Defence Minister Juvenal Marizamunda at the International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) High-Level Discussion opened in Kigali on Wednesday, August 12.
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Is Africa ready for autonomous warfare?

Thursday, August 13, 2026
Graduates demonstrate their acquired skills during the graduation ceremony of 146 officers and other ranks who successfully completed 07 weeks of intensive Military Police Training. Courtesy
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PHOTOS: Over 140 RDF officers complete military police training

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Brig Gen Patrick Karuretwa, the Director General of International Military Cooperation and Defence Spokesperson, briefs Defence Attachés (DAs) accredited to Rwanda, on Tuesday, August 11. Courtesy
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RDF briefs defence attaches on regional security, peace operations

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
A 566 new soldiers formally enrolled into the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) after successfully completing six months of basic military training.
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PHOTOS: Nearly 700 CAR soldiers graduate from RDF-led training

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga speaks to the journalists in Uganda. Courtesy
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Africa must end reliance on external donors for peace efforts – Rwivanga

Monday, August 10, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva addresses 769 graduates who completed the civic education programme, at the Rwanda Defence Force Combat Training Centre in Gabiro. Photo Kellya Keza
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PM tips Indangamirwa graduates on discipline, integrity

Monday, August 10, 2026
Some of the 769 young people demonstrate smo skills acquired during the graduation of 16th cohort of Itorero Indangamirwa on Monday, August 10. Photos by Kellya Keza
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PHOTOS: Over 700 youths graduate from Itorero Indangamirwa

Monday, August 10, 2026
From left: Rwanda’s foreign minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and DR Congo's foreign minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner during the signing of the Rwanda–DR Congo Peace Agreement on June 27, 2025. Courtesy.

When diplomacy demands insecurity: Rethinking sovereignty, self-defence and collective security in the 21st Century

Thursday, August 06, 2026
Swimmers race along Karongi shores during the inaugural Swim/Skate Endurance Challenge on Saturday, August 1. Courtesy photos

We left Karongi, but its shores still call to us

Wednesday, August 05, 2026