{"id":2000119994,"date":"2026-07-22T09:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000119994"},"modified":"2026-07-22T09:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:56:25","slug":"car-president-honours-rwanbatt-15-with-the-presidential-medal-of-appreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/car-president-honours-rwanbatt-15-with-the-presidential-medal-of-appreciation\/","title":{"rendered":"CAR President honours Rwandan peacekeepers of RWANBATT-15 with Presidential Medal of Appreciation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The ceremony took place on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at the Presidential Palace in Bangui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The medal was presented in recognition of the contingent\u2019s dedication, steadfast professionalism, and exemplary service during peace support operations in the Central African Republic (CAR), where they played a key role in protecting civilians and promoting peace, security, and stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commanding Officer of RWANBATT-15, Lt Col Paul Gasasira, expressed his appreciation to the President of the Central African Republic for the continued support extended to the contingent in carrying out its mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also praised the professionalism, discipline, and resilience shown by RWANBATT -15 personnel throughout their deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony was attended by senior officials from the Government of the Central African Republic, the Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Central African Republic, Olivier Kayumba, senior military officials, and members of the Rwandan community residing in the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda has been contributing to United Nations peacekeeping efforts in the Central African Republic since 2014 through the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mission is aimed at supporting the restoration of peace, security, and stability in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rwandan peacekeepers serving under MINUSCA have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Appreciation by CAR President Faustin Archange Touad\u00e9ra in recognition of their dedication to protecting civilians and promoting peace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Senior government officials, military leaders, Rwanda’s Ambassador to the Central African Republic Olivier Kayumba, and members of the Rwandan community attended the medal award ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bangui.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Commanding Officer of RWANBATT-15, Lt Col Paul Gasasira, has praised the professionalism, discipline and resilience demonstrated by Rwandan peacekeepers throughout their deployment in the Central African Republic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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President Faustin Archange Touad\u00e9ra has commended the dedication and exemplary service of RWANBATT-15 during its year-long deployment under the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwandan peacekeepers of RWANBATT -15, who have completed their one-year tour of duty under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Appreciation by Faustin Archange Touad\u00e9ra, President of the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000119998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,1],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000119994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-37","category-uncategorized","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000119998,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/csm_1.jpg_f12b6c22fa.jpeg","alt":"","caption":"President Faustin Archange Touad\u00e9ra has commended the dedication and exemplary service of RWANBATT-15 during its year-long deployment under the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1600,"height":970,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/csm_1.jpg_f12b6c22fa.jpeg","width":1600,"height":970},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/csm_1.jpg_f12b6c22fa.jpeg","width":1600,"height":970},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/csm_1.jpg_f12b6c22fa.jpeg","width":1600,"height":970},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/csm_1.jpg_f12b6c22fa.jpeg","width":1600,"height":970},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/07\/csm_1.jpg_f12b6c22fa.jpeg","width":1600,"height":970}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000119994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000119994"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000119994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000120000,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000119994\/revisions\/2000120000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000119998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000119994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000119994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000119994"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000119994"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000119994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}