UPDF Senior Command and Staff College faculty and students visit RDF Headquarters 

Kigali: A delegation of 27 faculty staff and students from Uganda’s Senior Command and Staff College (SCSC), Kimaka, led by Col Martin Sunday Byegarazo, the College Coordinator, visited the Rwanda Defence Force... Read more »

RDF and UPDF proximity commanders meeting concludes

The three-day proximity Commanders’ meeting, held in Mbarara City, Uganda, between Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), deployed along the border concluded with remarks from Major General... Read more »

RDF and UPDF Commanders hold meeting in Mbarara City 

The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) convened the fourth Proximity Commanders’ meeting from 20–22 March 2025 in Mbarara City, Uganda to assess the current security situation, address... Read more »

RDF, Police and partners organise Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2025

On Monday, 17 March 2025, Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and Rwanda National Police (RNP) will officially launch the Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2025 in partnership with the local government. It... Read more »

Central African Republic enrols 438 new soldiers trained by RDF

The Central African Republic Armed Forces (FACA) has graduated 438 new soldiers, including 38 women, after successfully completing six months of rigorous military training. The training was conducted by the Rwanda Defence... Read more »

AFC/M23 hands over FDR fighters to Rwanda Defence Force

Rubavu: This afternoon, the coalition Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) officially handed over to the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) a group of fighters from the FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation... Read more »

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordan Armed Forces visits RDF Headquarters

Major General Yousef A. Al Hnaity Major General Yousef A. Al Hnaity, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordan Armed Forces (CJCS-JAF), today visited the Rwanda Defence Force... Read more »

Rwanda’s Army Chief presides over middle-level commanders and staff seminar passout ceremony

RDF Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General MK Mubarakh, presided over the pass out ceremony of the middle-level commanders and staff seminar at the RDF Gacurabwenge Training Centre in Kamonyi District, marking... Read more »

Middle-level commanders from RDF Gacurabwenge Training Centre undertake study tour

A group of 75 middle-level commanders and staff from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Gacurabwenge Training Centre conducted a study tour, visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial and the Campaign Against Genocide Museum.... Read more »

Le Rwanda rejette les accusations du Sommet de la SADC contre les RDF

Les RDF défendent les frontières du Rwanda  Dans un communiqué, le Rwanda rejette les accusations portées contre les Forces Rwandaises de Défense (RDF) dans le communiqué du Sommet extraordinaire de la Communauté... Read more »