{"id":2000131017,"date":"2026-11-01T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T07:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000131017"},"modified":"2026-11-01T10:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:18:45","slug":"car-deputy-military-chief-hails-rwandas-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/car-deputy-military-chief-hails-rwandas-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"CAR deputy military chief hails Rwanda\u2019s recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kozembr\u043eu made the remarks on Saturday after leading a delegation of senior CAR military officers on a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where they paid tribute to the victims of the Genocide and learned about its historical background and execution, according to the Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to the media after the visit, the general said he was deeply shocked by the atrocities committed during the Genocide against the Tutsi and expressed solidarity with the people of Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said Rwanda\u2019s journey of recovery and reconstruction was what impressed him most, adding that the country\u2019s experience offered lessons for other African nations seeking to overcome the legacy of conflict and strengthen unity and national cohesion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The delegation also visited the Campaign against Genocide Museum, where its members were briefed on the role played by the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) in stopping the Genocide against the Tutsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda, CAR strengthen defence ties<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kozembr\u043eu also highlighted the longstanding relations between Rwanda and the Central African Republic, whose cooperation includes defence, security and military training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda has contributed troops to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) since 2014. In 2020, Rwanda also deployed troops under a bilateral defence cooperation agreement with the CAR government, expanding its security engagement beyond the UN mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda has continued to support the training of Central African Armed Forces personnel, with RDF instructors providing military training to CAR soldiers as part of efforts to strengthen the country\u2019s defence capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brig Gen Elie Kozembr\u043eu, the Central African Republic\u2019s Deputy Chief of General Staff in charge of Logistics hailed Rwanda’s recovery on Saturday after leading a delegation of senior CAR military officers on a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Brig Gen Elie Kozembr\u043eu said he was deeply shocked by the atrocities committed during the Genocide against the Tutsi and expressed his solidarity with the people of Rwanda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The delegation also visited the Campaign against Genocide Museum and was briefed on the role played by the Rwanda Patriotic Army ( RPA) in stopping the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
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Brig Gen Elie Kozembr\u043eu, the Central African Republic\u2019s Deputy Chief of General Staff in charge of Logistics, has praised Rwanda\u2019s recovery and reconstruction following the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, describing the country\u2019s experience as an inspiration for other African nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000131019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"archived_slugs":[],"footnotes":"","igh_game_id":0},"categories":[6],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000131017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","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,"twitter_handle":""}],"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,"twitter_handle":""}],"featured_image":{"id":2000131019,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/3.jpg-2-scaled.jpeg","alt":"CAR deputy military chief hails Rwanda\u2019s recovery","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":2560,"height":1707,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/3.jpg-2-150x150.jpeg","width":150,"height":150},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/3.jpg-2-300x200.jpeg","width":300,"height":200},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/3.jpg-2-768x512.jpeg","width":768,"height":512},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/3.jpg-2-1024x683.jpeg","width":1024,"height":683},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/11\/3.jpg-2-scaled.jpeg","width":2560,"height":1707}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000131017","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\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000131017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000131017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000131022,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000131017\/revisions\/2000131022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000131019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000131017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000131017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000131017"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000131017"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000131017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}