Up to 283 law enforcement officers from Rwanda and Central African Republic (CAR), on Friday, April 26, completed the 'Police Basic Special Forces' course at the Counter Terrorism Training Centre (CTTC) Mayange in Bugesera District.
At least 33 of the trainees are allied Police and Gendarmerie officers from CAR.
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The closing of the 12th intake, which lasted for six-month, was presided over by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Felix Namuhoranye. It was also attended by the Director General of CAR National Police, Controller-General, Bienvenu Zokoue.
The highly demanding course equips trainees with the required skills to confront contemporary security challenges especially in counter terrorism operations, VIP protection, quick reaction, and related timely intervention.
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Namuhoranye commended course participants for the discipline and determination that guided them to successfully complete the training.
He also thanked the CAR officers for the courage and right attitude to train and create good rapport with their fellow trainees.
"This kind of joint training is a true indicator of our continuous willingness to working together and building brotherly relations between CAR and Rwanda. This has only been possible thanks to the guidance and strong foundation set by leadership of our two countries," Namuhoranye said.
He pledged further sustainable and productive collaboration between Rwanda and CAR law enforcement agencies.
Zokoue appreciated the good relations between Rwanda and CAR as well as good collaboration between enforcement agencies in the two countries.
"The good cooperation between our two countries paved way for our 33 officers to be trained here to attain the required skills especially against terrorism, to ensure security," Zokoue said.
He reminded the CAR trainees of their duty to extend the acquired knowledge and skills to their colleagues back home, and to protect the people of CAR and their property against any security threats.