Benin Armed Forces Chief of Army Staff visits RDF Headquarters
Kigali, 23 July 2022
Today, Benin Armed Forces Chief of Army Staff, Brigadier General Fructueux Candide Ahodegnon GBAGUIDI visited the Rwanda Defence Force headquarters where he was welcomed by the RDF Chief of Defence Staff, General Jean Bosco Kazura. They held bilateral talks to further deepen the existing relations between the two armies.
Speaking after the visit, Brig Gen F. Gbaguidi said that he was mandated by the President of the Republic of Benin, His Excellency Patrice Talon to exchange on security matters and share experience with his Rwandan counterpart.
This afternoon, the Chief of Army Staff of the Benin Armed Forces paid respect to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at the Kigali Genocide Memorial and also visited the Campaign Against Genocide Museum.
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