{"id":51778,"date":"2024-10-30T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-qatar-strengthen-ties-on-security-cooperation\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T22:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:13:35","slug":"rwanda-qatar-strengthen-ties-on-security-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-qatar-strengthen-ties-on-security-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda, Qatar strengthen ties on security cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The agreement, between Rwanda National Police and Qatar Internal Security Force, was signed in Doha on Tuesday, October 30, 2024, during Milipol Qatar 2024, a global exhibition and conference focused on homeland security and safety. <\/p>\n

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) in charge of Operations, Vincent Sano, and Major General Hamad Hassan Al Sulait signed the MoU on behalf of the two institutions. <\/p>\n

Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Interior, Dr. Vincent Biruta, and Commander of Lekhwiya, Qatar\u2019s Internal Security Force, H.E. Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, witnessed the signing.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Rwanda National Police noted that the agreement paves the way for the RNP and Lekhwiya to exchange expertise on operational procedures and training in internal security systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two parties committed to further provide mutual support and to explore the latest technologies,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n

The agreement also opens additional channels for deeper cooperation and joint efforts to address emerging security challenges.<\/p>\n

Officers from Rwanda\u2019s security forces have recently benefited from the deepening ties between the two countries. <\/p>\n

In August, 100 personnel from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Military Police completed a six-week intensive training program focused on counter-terrorism, VIP protection, and anti-riot tactics. <\/p>\n

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The training, held at the Rwanda Military Academy Gako, was part of a partnership between the RDF and Qatar Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

\"Rwanda's<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwanda and Qatar have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation and shared interests, particularly in institutional development and addressing emerging security challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000076506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-51778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","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":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","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":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000076506,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/whatsapp_image_2024-10-29_at_19.06_47_f77695e2.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/whatsapp_image_2024-10-29_at_19.06_47_f77695e2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/whatsapp_image_2024-10-29_at_19.06_47_f77695e2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/whatsapp_image_2024-10-29_at_19.06_47_f77695e2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/whatsapp_image_2024-10-29_at_19.06_47_f77695e2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/whatsapp_image_2024-10-29_at_19.06_47_f77695e2.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51778","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=51778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000076506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51778"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=51778"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=51778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}