{"id":52252,"date":"2024-12-14T09:48:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T09:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/defence-attaches-accredited-to-rwanda-updated-on-internal-security-situation\/"},"modified":"2024-12-14T09:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T09:57:25","slug":"defence-attaches-accredited-to-rwanda-updated-on-internal-security-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/defence-attaches-accredited-to-rwanda-updated-on-internal-security-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence attach\u00e9s accredited to Rwanda updated on internal security situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In his welcoming remarks, Brig Gen Patrick Karuretwa, the Director-General of International Military Cooperation at the Ministry of Defence, appreciated the strong collaboration between the Defence attach\u00e9s and the Mnistry of Defence (MINADEF), which benefits both Rwanda and their respective countries.<\/p>\n<p>Col Didier Calmant the President of the Rwanda Military Attach\u00e9s Association from Belgium, expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Defence for the informative security updates and the valuable opportunity to engage in discussions on Defence and security matters.<\/p>\n<p>The briefing, hosted by the Ministry of Defence, was attended by 27 Defence attach\u00e9s and associates from countries including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt, Sudan, Ghana, France, Turkey, the USA, China, Belgium, Namibia, Angola, Italy, Qatar, Germany, South Korea, Poland, Sweden, Ethiopia, Russia, Senegal, Denmark, Israel, The Netherlands, the UK, and the European Union (EU).<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Defence and Rwanda Defence Force regularly organize briefings to provide Defence attach\u00e9s, both resident and non-resident, with the opportunity to discuss current Defence and security dynamics at national, regional, and international levels, promoting mutual understanding and cooperation between their countries and Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, RDF held an end-of-year dinner to honor Defence attach\u00e9s accredited to Rwanda. The event took place at the Senior Officers Mess in Kimihurura, Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>Brig Gen Celestin Kanyamahanga, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), represented the Minister of Defence as the guest of honor. In his address, he welcomed the Defence attach\u00e9s and praised their presence as a demonstration of the importance of cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that partnerships with other allies are a crucial aspect of the Rwanda Defence Forces\u2019 professionalization journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that no single country can confront contemporary security challenges. It is therefore paramount for all of us to embrace trust, confidence, and interoperability through defence cooperation as we jointly contribute to global security,\u201d Brig Gen Kanyamahanga noted.<\/p>\n<p>The event, organized by the Department of International Military Cooperation, was attended by Defence attach\u00e9s, RDF generals, senior officers, and invited guests.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78773\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/b-36.jpg\" alt=\"Defence attach\u00e9s accredited to Rwanda in a group photo with RDF representatives. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78774\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/a-36.jpg\" alt=\"Defence attach\u00e9s accredited to Rwanda have been updated on internal security situation. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78775\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/c-41.jpg\" alt=\"Brig Gen Patrick Karuretwa, the Director-General of International Military Cooperation at the Ministry of Defence, appreciated the strong collaboration between the Defence attach\u00e9s and the Mnistry of Defence. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78776\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d-34.jpg\" alt=\"Col Didier Calmant the President of the Rwanda Military Attach\u00e9s Association from Belgium, expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Defence for the informative security updates and the valuable opportunity to engage in discussions on Defence and security matters.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78777\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/e-20.jpg\" alt=\"The end-of-year dinner to honor Defence attach\u00e9s accredited to Rwanda took place at the Senior Officers Mess in Kimihurura, Kigali.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) hosted a security briefing for Defence attach\u00e9s accredited to Rwanda on Friday, December 13, 2024, at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Kimihurura. The briefing provided updates on Rwanda\u2019s internal and external security situation, as well as the RDF\u2019s bilateral engagements in Mozambique and the Central African Republic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000078778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","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":2000078778,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/b-2.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/b-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/b-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/b-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/b-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/b-2.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52252","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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000078778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52252"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=52252"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=52252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}