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Officers and other ranks from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Special Operations Force have successfully completed a 22-week Basic Counter-Terrorism…
Rwandan peacekeepers (Rwanbatt-1) serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were today awarded United Nations medals in…
Today, the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Engineer Contingent in Jamaica with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Engineers, conducted, Umuganda at Blessed…
The Army Chief of Staff (ACOS) of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), Major General Vincent Nyakarundi, today commenced an official visit to Cabo Delgado…
The Chief of Civil–Military Cooperation (J9) of the Rwanda Defence Force, Col Désiré Migambi Mungamba, delivered a lecture to students of Rwanda…
Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in…
RDF in Peacekeeping Missions
Humanity Drives Rwanda's Peace Support Operations
Rwanda is among the few if not the only peculiar country in the world that is mandated by the constitution to take part in peacekeeping around the world and in support of affected communities.
Currently, Rwanda is the 2nd biggest troop contributing country with 4,786 military personnel in support of UN peacekeeping operations in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Central African Republic (MINUSCA).