Rwandan Defence Force - Wikipedia
The Rwandan Defence Force (RDF, Kinyarwanda: Ingabo z'u Rwanda, French: Forces rwandaises de défense, Swahili: Nguvu ya Ulinzi ya Watu wa Rwanda) is the military of the Rwanda.Prior to 1994, Rwanda's military was officially known as the Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR), but following the Rwandan Civil War and the Rwandan genocide, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) renamed it the Rwandan Patriotic ...
Army - MOD
4 days ago · The Army is structured and designed to accomplish operations on its own and in conjunction with the Rwanda Air Force. It also develops and maintains capacity to operate in special environments. OVERVIEW
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4 days ago · Currently, Rwanda is the 4 th biggest troop contributing country with 4,585 military personnel in support of UN peacekeeping operations in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
Rwanda Defence Force enrols new soldiers in the army - MOD
Jan 31, 2025 · Today, Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has officially enrolled newly trained soldiers into the Force following the completion of 7 months military training program at the Basic Military Training Centre - Nasho in Kirehe District.
DR Congo conflict: Rebels attack army ending lull in fighting - BBC
12 hours ago · The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have attacked Congolese government forces in the South Kivu province, breaking a two-day lull in fighting. Heavy shelling began on Tuesday morning, three days after a ...
DR Congo crisis: What roles are Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda …
4 days ago · Rwanda sees Burundi's army as another security threat in eastern DR Congo. The nation that borders both Rwanda and DR Congo has had thousands of soldiers there for years. They went to hunt down ...
Sultani Makenga: The M23 leader whose career charts the turmoil …
2 days ago · For four years, Makenga and the RPF fought the Hutu-dominated army in Rwanda. Their battle was enmeshed with the 1994 genocide, when Hutu extremists killed 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 …
Jan 30, 2025 · When Rwanda-backed rebels seized control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma this week, it prompted a flurry of declarations condemning Rwanda from the U.N. and western nations, including the United States, France and the U.K. . Yet, the international community has stopped short of putting financial pressure on Kigali to withdraw its support for the rebels as happened when they took ...
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Jan 30, 2025 · Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo. ... "The Rwanda Defence Force is an army, not a militia," Kagame replied on X.
DR Congo crisis: What roles are Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda playing?
4 days ago · Rwanda sees Burundi's army as another security threat in eastern DR Congo. The nation that borders both Rwanda and DR Congo has had thousands of soldiers there for years. They went to hunt down ...