The Nigerian Army delegation is in Rwanda for a five-day official visit aimed at strengthening defense cooperation between the two countries.
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu, who arrived in Rwanda on October 18, visited Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Headquarters in Kigali, where he held talks with Rwanda’s Chief of Defense Staff, Gen Mubarakh Muganga and with RDF Army Chief of Staff Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi, according to Rwanda’s Defense Ministry.
The discussions covered defense and security developments of mutual interest to the two countries.
The Nigerian Army Chief said at the meeting that the two sides had committed to implementing existing memoranda of understanding covering military training, the exchange of directing staff and logistics personnel.
“As the outcome of today’s discussion, we have made key promises to implement the various memoranda of understanding that have been there between both countries in the area of training, exchange of directing staff as well as logistics personnel,” he added.
According to the ministry, the visit reflects the continued engagement between Rwanda and Nigeria in advancing defense relations and strengthening cooperation in areas of shared interest.
