CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF OF THE GAMBIA ARMED FORCES VISITS RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE
Kigali, 13 October 2025
The Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mamat O.A. Cham, is on a working visit to Rwanda from 12 to 17 October 2025. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen the existing defence cooperation between the Gambia Armed Forces and the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF).
As part of his visit, Lieutenant General Cham today visited RDF Headquarters, where he held meetings with the Honourable Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, and the Chief of Defence Staff of the RDF, General MK Mubarakh.
During the meeting, Lieutenant General Cham was briefed on regional security dynamics and Rwanda’s contributions to peace and security in Africa.
He also visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where he paid respect to the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Additionally, he toured the Campaign against Genocide Museum.
Throughout his visit, the Chief of Defence Staff of the Gambia Armed Forces will also visit institutions affiliated with the Ministry of Defence and the Rwanda Defence Force.
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