{"id":55277,"date":"2025-08-18T17:04:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/un-commander-hails-rwandan-peacekeepers-as-new-battalion-takes-over-in-malakal\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:51:29","slug":"un-commander-hails-rwandan-peacekeepers-as-new-battalion-takes-over-in-malakal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/un-commander-hails-rwandan-peacekeepers-as-new-battalion-takes-over-in-malakal\/","title":{"rendered":"UN commander hails Rwandan peacekeepers as new battalion takes over in Malakal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) battalion, known as Rwanbatt-2, relieved their colleagues at the Sector North base in a routine troop rotation aimed at maintaining continuity in peacekeeping operations.<\/p>\n<p>Upon their arrival, the RDF said in a statement, Maj Gen Rayamajhi received a detailed briefing from Lt Col Robert Rwagihungu, the Rwanbatt-2 Contingent Commander, on the battalion\u2019s operational readiness and deployment plan.<\/p>\n<p>In his address to the troops, the Sector Commander commended the outgoing contingent for their professionalism and dedication, urging the incoming personnel to uphold the highest standards of discipline and training. <\/p>\n<p>He reminded them that their mission\u2014protecting civilians, supporting humanitarian assistance, and contributing to lasting peace in South Sudan\u2014was both critical and demanding.<\/p>\n<p>With the handover completed, Rwanbatt-2 has now fully assumed its duties in Sector North, reinforcing Rwanda\u2019s longstanding contribution to international peacekeeping.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda remains one of the world\u2019s top contributors to UN peace operations. According to the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, as of May 31, 2025, Rwanda was the second-largest troop-contributing country with 5,886 personnel, following Nepal with 6,119. Other leading contributors included Bangladesh (5,686), India (5,393), and Ghana (2,845).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92779 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gyoykpwx0aa3nvpresized-2.jpg\" alt=\"UNMISS Sector North Commander Maj Gen Nakul B. Rayamajhi welcomed a new contingent of Rwandan peacekeepers who took over duties in Malakal, Upper Nile State, on Monday, August 18, 2025.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92781 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gyoykpaxeaarresized-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Sector Commander commended the outgoing contingent for their professionalism and dedication, urging the incoming personnel to uphold the highest standards of discipline and training. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92782 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gyoykplxkaegnhpresized-2.jpg\" alt=\"With the handover completed, Rwanbatt-2 has now fully assumed its duties in Sector North, reinforcing Rwanda\u2019s longstanding contribution to international peacekeeping.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-92780 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/gyoykpvxeaeyegmresized-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Sector North Commander, Maj Gen Nakul B. Rayamajhi, has welcomed a new contingent of Rwandan peacekeepers who have taken over duties in Malakal, Upper Nile State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000092778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55277","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":2000092778,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gyoykpwx0aa3nvplogo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gyoykpwx0aa3nvplogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gyoykpwx0aa3nvplogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gyoykpwx0aa3nvplogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gyoykpwx0aa3nvplogo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gyoykpwx0aa3nvplogo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55277","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=55277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000092778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55277"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55277"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}