Minister of Defense, Chief Army met Director of EASF Secretariat

Today, on 25 March 2024, the Minister of Defense, Juvenal Marizamunda together with the Rwanda’s Chief Army General Mubarakh Muganga received Brigadier General (Rtd) Paul Kahuria Njema, Director of Eastern Africa Standby... Read more »

Rwanda attended the 37th Sectoral Council on Cooperation in Defence in Tanzania

Today, a delegation from the Rwanda Defence Force, led by Juvenal Marizamunda, the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Rwanda, and Major General Vincent Nyakarundi, the Army Chief of Staff, attended... Read more »

37th Meeting of the EAC Sectoral Council in Defence underway in Arusha

The 37th Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Cooperation in Defence Affairs is currently underway at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The five-day meeting started with the Session of the Defence... Read more »

RDF, RNP and partners organise Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2024

On Friday, 1 March 2024, Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and Rwanda National Police (RNP) will officially launch the “Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2024” (CORwanda24) activities in partnership with the local... Read more »

The 32nd ordinary EASF policy organs council of Ministers of Defense held in Nairobi

The Ministers of Defense of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Member States held a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, 27January 2024.  The Member States that participated include Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda,... Read more »

Minister of Defence, Army Chief met with Israeli Ambassador to Rwanda

The Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, and the Rwanda Army Chief, Lieutenant General Mubarak Muganga, received the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Rwanda, Ms. Einat Weiss. They discussed ways of... Read more »

Minister of Defence Marizamunda received UAE Ambassador to Rwanda

Today, Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda received in his office, the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Rwanda, Hazza Alqahtani.  Minister Juvenal Marizamunda and UAE Ambassador Hazzan Alqahtani discussed ways of... Read more »

Newly appointed Minister of Defence assumes responsibilities

The newly appointed Minister of Defence, Marizamunda Juvenal has officially assumed his responsibilities today after a handover ceremony that took place at RDF headquarters, Kimihurura. The handover and takeover took place in... Read more »

Rwanda’s Minister of Defence meet Netherlands’ counterpart

Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Major General Albert Murasira, met with his Counterpart of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, in The Hague. They met on the sidelines of a summit on Responsible... Read more »

The Minister of Defence received the British High Commissioner to Rwanda

Today, 10 Oct 22, the Minister of Defence, Major General Albert Murasira received in his office the British High Commissioner to Rwanda,  Omar Daair. Major General Albert Murasira and the British High... Read more »