{"id":52880,"date":"2025-02-07T08:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T08:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rcs-and-namibia-counterparts-sign-pact-advance-correctional-services\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T08:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T08:48:24","slug":"rcs-and-namibia-counterparts-sign-pact-advance-correctional-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rcs-and-namibia-counterparts-sign-pact-advance-correctional-services\/","title":{"rendered":"RCS and Namibia counterparts sign pact advance correctional services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The agreement was signed at the conclusion of a visit by a delegation from Namibia\u2019s Correctional Service, which was in Rwanda from February 4 to 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony took place on February 6, 2025, with Rwanda represented by the Commissioner General of Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS), Murenzi Evariste, and Namibia represented by the Commissioner General of its Correctional Service, Raphael T. Hamunyela.<\/p>\n<p>The pact aims to facilitate the exchange of technical knowledge, best practices in prisoner management, staff training, and the sharing of information related to correctional services. It also includes provisions for study visits between the two countries, joint research and assessments, as well as cultural and sports exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, Hamunyela and his delegation commended Rwanda\u2019s approach to environmental conservation in correctional facilities and the emphasis on protecting inmates\u2019 rights. They also praised the training programs provided to correctional officers in Rwanda, which help enhance their skills.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, RCS expressed appreciation for Namibia\u2019s vocational training programs within its correctional facilities, which equip inmates with industrial skills, increasing their chances of securing employment or starting their own businesses after reintegration.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda and Namibia have an existing history of cooperation in various sectors. Since 2015, the police forces of both nations have maintained a partnership, particularly in training programs. By 2022, at least 15 senior Namibian police officers had completed advanced training at Rwanda\u2019s National Police College.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond security cooperation, the two countries have also signed agreements on airspace sharing to enhance trade, tourism, and the movement of people between Rwanda and Namibia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-81339 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/cg_murenzi_evariste_na_cg_raphael_t_hamunyela_nyuma_yo_gusinya_amasezerano-13ac6.jpg\" alt=\"RCS and NCS have signed a five-year partnership agreement.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-81340 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/impande_zombi_zari_zihagarariwe_mu_gusinya_aya_maserano-a17b2.jpg\" alt=\"Hamunyela and his visiting delegation commended Rwanda\u2019s approach to environmental conservation in correctional facilities.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-81338 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1m6a9486-3-fc7aa.jpg\" alt=\"Commissioner General Murenzi Evariste signed the pact on behalf of RCS.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-81341 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1m6a9477-d59e6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda and Namibia have signed a five-year partnership agreement aimed at improving the operations and management of correctional services in both countries. This collaboration will allow both nations to benefit from each other&#8217;s expertise in prison administration and rehabilitation programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000081337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52880","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":2000081337,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-257.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-257.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-257.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-257.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-257.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-257.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52880","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\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000081337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52880"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=52880"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=52880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}