Today, RDF (Rwanda Defence Forces) received the visiting delegation of United States (US) Congressional staffers at Rwanda Peace Academy Nyakinama in the Northern Province.
The US Congress staff members were briefed by Brigadier General Patrick Karuretwa, Head International Military Cooperation in RDF, on “Peace and Security Dynamics pertaining to Rwanda and the Region”.
The US Congressional staffers are in Rwanda for a five-day visit under the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange program between Rwanda and the United States of America.
The Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA) is a regional peacekeeping training and research institution under the Ministry of Defence. It is recognized by the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) as one of its regional peacekeeping training centres.
The RPA equips military, police and civilian personnel, mainly but not limited to the EASF region, with the competences and knowledge required to participate in Peace Support Operations (PSOs) that seek to meet Africa’s present and future complex peace and security challenges. (End)