{{Ambassador Ramtane Lamamra, African Union (AU) commissioner for Peace and Security said that the AU appreciates Rwanda’s contribution to peace support operations since 2004. }}
He stated this during his visit to the Peace Keeping training facility at Rwanda Military Academy, Gako, on 6 January 2013.
“We at African Union have greatly appreciated the involvement of Rwanda in Peace Support Operations since 2004, in Darfur”.
Rwanda was the first country to deploy peace keepers in Darfur region (Sudan) when she deployed 155 members of RDF under AMIS.
Saturday, the AU Peace and Security Commissioner had visited the Rwanda Demobilisation Centre at Mutobo and Nkamira Refugee Transit Centre accompanied by the RDF Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Charles Kayonga.
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