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Rwandan peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), under RWABATT-1, today provided free healthcare services to 143 residents of the 9th Arrondissement of Bangui, Central African Republic.

The medical outreach was conducted as part of activities to mark United Nations Day. It aimed to support vulnerable residents with limited access to healthcare by providing medical consultations, treatment, and medicines.

The services covered a range of communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as dental and eye care.
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Ingabo z’u Rwanda (RWABATT-1) ziri mu butumwa bw’Umuryango w’Abibumbye bwo kugarura amahoro muri Repubulika ya Santarafurika (MINUSCA), uyu munsi batanze serivisi z’ubuvuzi ku buntu ku baturage 143 bo mu Karere ka 9 i Bangui, mu murwa mukuru wa Repubulika ya Santarafurika.

Iki gikorwa cyo kugeza ubuvuzi ku baturage cyakozwe mu rwego rwo kwizihiza Umunsi w’Umuryango w’Abibumbye. Cyari kigamije gufasha abaturage batishoboye kubona serivisi z’ubuvuzi, binyuze mu kubasuzuma, kubavura no kubaha imiti.

Serivisi zatanzwe zarebaga indwara zandura n’izitandura, ndetse hanavuwe indwara z’amenyo n’amaso.

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Military and police officers, alongside civilian personnel from Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) Member States, currently participating in the Logistics Map Exercise (MAPEX) 2026 at the Rwanda Military Academy–Gako, today visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where they paid tribute to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

The delegation also visited the Campaign Against Genocide Museum in Kimihurura, where they learned about the Rwanda Patriotic Army’s (RPA) campaign to liberate the country and stop the Genocide against the Tutsi.
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Abasirikare n’abapolisi, hamwe n’abakozi b’abasivili baturutse mu bihugu bigize Umuryango w’Ingabo zihora ziteguye gutabara muri Afurika y’Iburasirazuba (EASF), bari mu mahugurwa agamije kubungura ubumenyi ku itegurwa ry'ibikoresho mu bikorwa bya gisirikare abera mu Ishuri Rikuru rya Gisirikare i Gako, uyu munsi basuye Urwibutso rwa Jenoside rwa Kigali, bunamira inzirakarengane zazize Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu wa 1994.

Iri tsinda kandi ryasuye Ingoro y'amateka y’Urugamba rwo guhagarika Jenoside, iherereye i Kimihurura, aho basobanuriwe byinshi ku rugamba Ingabo za RPA zarwanye mu kubohora igihugu no guhagarika Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi.

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The Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Major General Laston NGOSA visited RWANBATT-3 at Durupi Camp in Juba South Sudan. He was received by the Contingent Commander, Colonel Innocent Rwaka MUHIRWE. https://t.co/pPZb1sZuSo
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Umugaba Wungirije w'Ingabo z’Umuryango w’Abibumbye ziri mu butumwa bw'amahoro muri Sudani y’Epfo (UNMISS), Maj Gen Laston NGOSA, yasuye Ingabo z’u Rwanda (RWANBATT-3), ku Cyicaro cyazo i Durupi, muri Juba. Yakiriwe n’Umuyobozi w’Ingabo, Col Innocent Rwaka MUHIRWE. https://t.co/YqbZ9Z27f2

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Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in Bria joined other fellow peacekeepers to provide clean water to more than 300 internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Laba IDP Camp in Goboro village. The activity was organized in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) field office in Bria and MINUSCA Sector North-East as part of activities marking the 81st anniversary of the United Nations, which will be celebrated tomorrow on 24 October 2026.
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Ingabo z'u Rwanda ziri mu butumwa bw’Umuryango w’Abibumbye bwo kubungabunga amahoro muri Repubulika ya Santarafurika (MINUSCA), zikorera i Bria, zifatanyije n’izindi ngabo mu gikorwa cyo gutanga amazi meza ku baturage barenga 300 batuye mu nkambi ya Laba, iherereye mu mudugudu wa Goboro.

Iki gikorwa cyateguwe ku bufatanye n’Ibiro by’Ishami ry’Umuryango w’Abibumbye ryita ku Mpunzi (UNHCR) biherereye i Bria hamwe n'Ingabo za MINUSCA zikorera mu gace k’Amajyaruguru y’Uburasirazuba, nka kimwe mu bikorwa biri gukorwa mu rwego rwo kwizihiza ku nshuro ya 81 isabukuru y’Ishami ry’Umuryango w’Abibumbye, izizihizwa ejo ku wa 24 Ukwakira 2026.

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Students and faculty members of the National Defence College-Rwanda (NDC-R) visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

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Students and faculty members of the National Defence College-Rwanda (NDC-R) today visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MINAFFET) to gain insights into Rwanda’s foreign policy, diplomatic operations, international relations and cooperation. https://t.co/iBbuXEi5eP
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Abanyeshuri n’abarimu bo mu Ishuri Rikuru ry’u Rwanda rya Gisirikare (NDC-R), uyu munsi basuye Minisiteri y’Ububanyi n’Amahanga n’Ubutwererane (MINAFFET), mu rwego rwo kurushaho gusobanukirwa politiki y’u Rwanda mu by’ububanyi n’amahanga, ibikorwa bijyanye na dipolomasi, imibanire mpuzamahanga n’ubutwererane. https://t.co/NCDhflps4n

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This afternoon at Urugwiro Village, President Kagame received Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff who is in Rwanda on a working visit. They discussed ways forward to deepen existing defence cooperation between Rwanda and Nigeria.

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On 20 October 2026, the Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, and his delegation visited the Rwanda Military Academy-Gako, where they observed a military training Exercise.

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Today, on 20 October 2026, the commandant of Rwanda Military Academy Gako, Maj Gen John Baptist Ngiruwonsanga attended commissioning ceremony of officer cadets at Uganda Military Academy, Kabamba. A total of 280 officers were commissioned by HE President Yoweri Museveni, including one Rwandan national, 2Lt James Nsengiyumva who successfully completed the three year programme.
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Uyu munsi, tariki ya 20 Ukwakira 2026, Umuyobozi w’Ishuri Rikuru rya Gisirikare rya Gako, Maj Gen John Baptist Ngiruwonsanga, yitabiriye umuhango wo gusoza amasomo no guhabwa ipeti rya ofisiye ku banyeshuri barangije amasomo yabo mu Ishuri rya Girikare rya Uganda i Kabamba.

Muri uyu muhango, Perezida wa Uganda, Nyakubahwa Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, yahaye ipeti rya ofisiye abasirikare 280, barimo Umunyarwanda umwe, 2Lt James Nsengiyumva, warangije neza amasomo yamaze imyaka itatu.

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Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff visits Rwanda to strengthen defence cooperation

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The Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, today visited the Rwanda Defence Force Headquarters in Kigali, as part of his five-day official visit to Rwanda from 18-23 October 2026. https://t.co/2rPVFTGFi6
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Umugaba w’Ingabo za Nigeria zirwanira ku Butaka, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, uyu munsi yasuye Icyicaro Gikuru cy’Ingabo z’u Rwanda (RDF) i Kigali, mu rwego rw’uruzinduko rw’akazi rw’iminsi itanu ari kugirira mu Rwanda kuva ku wa 18 kugeza ku wa 23 Ukwakira 2026. https://t.co/gFRyag4XQP

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EASF Logistics Map Exercise kicks off in Rwanda

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Thirty (30) military and police officers, together with civilian personnel from Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Member States, EASF Headquarters and other partner institutions, today commenced the Logistics Map Exercise (MAPEX) 2026 at the Rwanda Military Academy, Gako, in Bugesera District. The exercise aims to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills in managing logistics and supply chain functions in demanding operational environments. https://t.co/JdgAAxCMQ7
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Abasirikare n’abapolisi 30 bafatanyije n’ ababasivili baturutse mu bihugu bigize Urwego rw'Ingabo z'Umuryango wa Afurika y'Iburasirazuba ziteguye Gutabara (EASF), n'ibindi bigo by'abafatanyabikorwa, kuri uyu wa 19 Ukwakira 2026 batangiye imyitozo igamije gutegura igenamigambi ry’ibikoresho n’ibikenerwa mu bikorwa bya gisirikare (Logistics Map Exercise – MAPEX) 2026, ibera mu Ishuri Rikuru rya Gisirikare rya Gako, mu Karere ka Bugesera. https://t.co/snHRwHAwoi

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Today, 18 October 2026, a delegation led by Hon. Juvenal Marizamunda, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Rwanda, participated in a high-level Ministerial Meeting in Lusaka, Zambia.

Following the Technical Experts' Meeting held on 17 October 2026, the gathering brought together Ministers of Defence, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, and their representatives of the Contact and Coordination Group member states, namely Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania.

The meeting reviewed and endorsed the draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, and Reintegration of foreign combatants operating in the Great Lakes Region. The draft SOP will be submitted to the Heads of State for consideration and final adoption.
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Ku wa 18 Ukwakira 2026, intumwa ziyobowe na Nyakubahwa Juvenal Marizamunda, Minisitiri w’Ingabo z’u Rwanda, zitabiriye inama yo ku rwego rwo hejuru y’abaminisitiri yabereye i Lusaka muri Zambia.

Iyi nama yakurikiye inama yahuje impuguke zitandukanye yabaye ku wa 17 Ukwakira 2026.

Iyi nama yahuje ba Minisitiri b’Ingabo, ba Minisitiri b’Ububanyi n’Amahanga n’ababahagarariye baturutse mu bihugu bigize Itsinda rishinzwe Guhuza no Gukurikiranira hafi Ibikorwa birebana n'umutekano (Contact and Coordination Group), ari byo u Burundi, Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo, u Rwanda, Uganda na Tanzania.

Abitabiriye iyi nama basuzumye kandi bemeza umushinga w’amabwiriza ngenderwaho agenga ibikorwa byo kwambura intwaro, gucyura no gusubiza mu buzima busanzwe, abarwanyi b’abanyamahanga bari mu mitwe yitwaje intwaro ikorera mu Karere k’Ibiyaga Bigari.

Uyu mushinga w’amabwiriza uzashyikirizwa abakuru b’Ibihugu kugira ngo bawusuzume kandi bawemeze burundu.

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Rwandan peacekeepers in CAR join Sam-Ouandja residents in community clean-up

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Rwandan peacekeepers from Rwanda Battle Group VIII, serving under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), joined Sam-Ouandja residents, members of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA), gendarmes, police officers, local leaders, teachers and MINUSCA personnel in a community clean-up exercise at Lycée Moderne de Ouandja-Kotto. https://t.co/hZvpUfKTxv
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Ingabo z’u Rwanda (Rwanda Battle Group VIII), ziri mu butumwa bw'amahoro bw’Umuryango w’Abibumbye muri Repubulika ya Santarafurika (MINUSCA), zifatanyije n’abaturage ba Sam-Ouandja, Ingabo z'iki gihugu (FACA), abajandarume, abapolisi, abayobozi b’inzego z’ibanze, abarimu n’abandi bakozi ba MINUSCA mu gikorwa cy’umuganda rusange cyabereye ku Ishuri rya Lycée Moderne de Ouandja-Kotto. https://t.co/ZCrF0V81jt

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The Rwandan delegation led by the Minister of Defence, Hon. Juvenal Marizamunda, accompanied by Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi, representing the Chief of Defence Staff, participated in the Statutory Defence Meetings of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), held in Lusaka, Zambia, from 14 to 16 October 2026.

The meetings began on 14 October with the 4th Ordinary Meeting of the Specialized Committee of Defence Experts, followed by the 20th Meeting of Chiefs of Defence Forces on 15 October, and the 20th Meeting of Ministers of Defence on 16 October.

The meeting brought together defence experts from the 12 ICGLR member states namely Angola, Burundi, CAR, Republic of Congo, DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, to dicuss regional security, strengthen coordination among defence and security institutions in order to develop collective responses to the threats on regional peace and stability.
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Intumwa z’u Rwanda ziyobowe na Minisitiri w’Ingabo, Nyakubahwa Juvenal Marizamunda, aherekejwe na Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi, wari uhagarariye Umugaba Mukuru w’Ingabo z’u Rwanda, bitabiriye inama zisanzwe z’abayobozi bashinzwe iby’ingabo mu Muryango Mpuzamahanga w’Ibihugu byo mu Karere k’Ibiyaga Bigari (ICGLR), zabereye i Lusaka muri Zambia, kuva ku wa 14 kugeza ku wa 16 Ukwakira 2026.

Izi nama zatangiye ku wa 14 Ukwakira haterana ku nshuro ya kane Inama isanzwe ya Komite yihariye y’impuguke mu by’ingabo. Yakurikiwe n’inama ya 20 y’Abagaba b’Ingabo z’ibihugu bigize uyu muryango, yabaye ku wa 15 Ukwakira, ndetse n’inama ya 20 ya ba Minisitiri b'Ingabo, yabaye ku wa 16 Ukwakira.

Izi nama zahuje impuguke mu by’umutekano ziturutse mu bihugu 12 bigize ICGLR, ari byo Angola, u Burundi, Repubulika ya Santarafurika (CAR), Repubulika ya Kongo, Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo (RDC), Kenya, u Rwanda, Sudani y’Epfo, Sudani, Tanzaniya, Uganda na Zambia kugira ngo baganire ku mutekano w’akarere, banibanda ku gushimangira ubufatanye n’imikoranire hagati y’inzego zishinzwe umutekano, hagamijwe gushyiraho ibisubizo bihuriweho byo guhangana n’ibibazo bibangamiye amahoro n’umutekano mu karere.

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Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), from RWANBATT-1 and RWANBATT-3, in collaboration with the Rwanda Formed Police Unit (RWA-FPU) and the Society for Family Health South Sudan (SFH), have concluded a two-day medical outreach, providing free healthcare services to 946 residents of Luri-Rokwe Sector and surrounding areas in Juba County, South Sudan.https://t.co/UhISm2mEV7
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Ingabo z'u Rwanda zibarizwa muri Batayo za RWANBATT-1 na RWANBATT-3, Abapolisi b'u Rwanda ( RWA-FPU) bari mu butumwa bw’Umuryango w’Abibumbye muri Sudani y’Epfo (UNMISS), ku bufatanye n’Umuryango Society for Family Health South Sudan (SFH), basoje igikorwa cy’iminsi ibiri cyo gutanga serivisi z’ubuvuzi ku buntu, aho bavuye abaturage 946 bo mu gace ka Luri-Rokwe no mu nkengero zako, mu nkengero z'umujyi wa Juba, muri Sudani y’Epfo. https://t.co/YHnWDaxGBi