The Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF), General Jean Bosco Kazura, is visiting France from Monday 14 March to re-launch military cooperation between the two countries.
General Jean Bosco begins an official visit of 4 days in France from this 14 March 2022. According to Jeune Afrique, the Rwandan Chief of Defence Staff has been invited by General Thierry Burkhard, French Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces.
The discussions should focus on the resumption of military cooperation. General Jean Bosco Kazura is accompanied by Brigadier General Patrick Karuretwa, in charge of international military cooperation within RDF.
Since the end of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi by the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA), the armed wing of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), the two countries, France and Rwanda, were going through a period of freeze in military cooperation.
With the visit of President Emmanuel Macron to the Land of a Thousand Hills, from 27 to 28 May 2021, relations between the two countries are being normalised.
The appointment of Ambassador Antoine Anfré served as a kick-off. The French Development Agency (AFD) opened its offices in Kigali towards the end of 2021. The objective is to contribute to the realization of the commitments of the two Heads of State, Emmanuel Macron and Paul Kagame.
Gérard Rugambwa
