Chief of General Staff of Burkina Faso Armed Forces visits Rwanda
Kigali, 9th November 2023
The Chief of General Staff of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces, Brig Gen Célestin SIMPORE and his delegation are in Rwanda for an official visit from 9th to 11th November 2023.
This afternoon, he visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial and paid respect to the victims of 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and also visited the Campaign against Genocide Museum at Parliament Building.
On Friday 10th November 2023, the CGS will visit RDF Headquarters and meet with Hon Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda and the RDF Chief of Defence Staff, Lt Gen MK Mubarakh to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation with Rwanda Defence Force.
The Burkina Faso Armed Forces delegation will also visit and receive briefing on selected Defence facilities and welfare schemes including Zigama CSS, Military Medical Insurance and Armed Forces Shop. He will also visit Rwanda Military Academy Gako as one of the Defence schools on his schedule.
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