Central African Republic: Nearly 700 CAR Soldiers Graduate From RDF-Led Training
Nearly 700 Central African Armed Forces soldiers have completed military training led by the Rwanda Defence Force. This initiative is part of an ongoing bilateral security and defence cooperation agreement between the two nations.
Why it matters
The training highlights Rwanda's growing influence in regional security and its strategic military partnership with the Central African Republic.
A total of 670 personnel of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have completed military training conducted by instructors from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), in the latest phase of Rwanda-Central African Republic defence cooperation.
The group comprises 566 newly recruited soldiers who completed six months of basic military training and 104 personnel, including senior non-commissioned officers, who completed four months of career training.
The passing-out ceremony was held on Monday, August 10, at Camp Kassa military barracks in Bangui and was presided over by CAR President Faustin-Archange Touad ra.
RDF Army Chief of Staff Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi attended the ceremony alongside Rwanda's Ambassador to the Central African Republic Olivier Kayumba, senior government officials and defence attach s accredited to CAR.
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