Commissioner General Felix Namuhoranye, the Inspector General of Police of the Rwanda National Police, and Minister of Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja during the opening session at the annual Symposium on Peace, Security and Justice at the National Police College in Musanze, on Wednesday, June 5. The two-day meeting is running under the theme, 'Peace and Security in the Evolving Global Dynamics: Implications for Africa'. Courtesy
Musanze, the capital of Rwanda’s Northern Province, is currently hosting a major gathering of security experts, scholars, policymakers, researchers and government officials, who are attending this year’s Symposium on Peace, Security and Justice.
Running under the theme, Peace and Security in the Evolving Global Dynamics: Implications for Africa, the two-day forum is taking place at the National Police College, a University of Rwanda-affiliated training centre.
The event takes place at a time a group of students drawn from nine countries is a month away from completing a year-long course at the college. The students are from Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and hosts Rwanda.
The symposium was opened by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, who urged a critical analysis of the global security challenges and how they affect the African continent, with a view to devising inclusive and durable solutions to violence and extremism.
The Commandant of National Police College, CP Rafiki Mujiji, delivers his welcoming remarks at the event.
Delegates during the two-day meeting that is running under the theme, 'Peace and Security in the Evolving Global Dynamics: Implications for Africa'. Courtesy
Delegates follow Minister Ugirashebuja's opening remarks at the annual Symposium on Peace, Security and Justice at the National Police College in Musanze, on Wednesday, June 5. The two-day meeting is running under the theme, 'Peace and Security in the Evolving Global Dynamics: Implications for Africa'. Courtesy
Associate Professor Didas Muganga Kayihura, Ag. Vice Chancellor, University of Rwanda, delivers introductory remarks at the opening of the two-day event, on Wednesday.
Commissioner General Felix Namuhoranye, the Inspector General of Police of the Rwanda National Police, at the meeting in Musanze earlier Wednesday.
A cross-section of participants at the event
The Minister of Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja delivers his opening remarks at the annual Symposium on Peace, Security and Justice at the National Police College in Musanze, on Wednesday, June 5. The two-day meeting is running under the theme, 'Peace and Security in the Evolving Global Dynamics: Implications for Africa'. Courtesy
The two-day meeting is running under the theme, 'Peace and Security in the Evolving Global Dynamics: Implications for Africa'. Courtesy.
DCG Jeanne Chantal Ujeneza, Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Administration and Personnel, at the opening of the two-day symposium in Musanze District on Wednesday.
Panelists during a discussion at the symposium in Musanze on June 5.
Prof. Sheriff F. Folarin, from Texas State University, United States, was a panelist on Day I of the two-day event.
L-R: Col. (rtd) Jeannot Ruhunga, Secretary General, Rwanda Investigation Bureau; Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi, Chief of Staff (Land Forces), Rwanda Defence Force; and Maurice Mugabowagahunde, Governor, Northern Province at the symposium earlier Wednesday.
Usta Kaitesi, chief executive, Rwanda Governance Board, is one of the officials in attendance.
Alphonse Muleefu, Ag. Principal, College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Rwanda, moderates one of the panels.
The symposium attracted participants from Rwanda and abroad, including students from nearly 10 African countries attending the National Police College in Musanze.
Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga, Spokesperson, Rwanda Defence Force, follows proceedings at the annual security forum, on Wedneday, June 5.
Lt Gen Sidiki Daniel Traore, from Burkina Faso, former Force Commander, United Nations Multidisciplinary Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), was part of Panel I at the symposium on Wednesday.
Left-right: Maurice Mugabowagahunde, Governor, Northern Province; IGP Felix Namuhoranye, and Justice minister and Attorney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja at the event.
The event was also attended by students of University of Rwanda-affiliated National Police College at Musanze. Students from nine countries are currently attending a one-year course at the college.
Christine Fossen, Police Commander, United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), speaks during a panel discussion.
L-R: Col. (rtd) Jeannot Ruhunga, Secretary General, Rwanda Investigation Bureau; Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi, Chief of Staff (Land Forces), Rwanda Defence Force; and Maurice Mugabowagahunde, Governor, Northern Province at the symposium earlier Wednesday.
ACP Boniface Rutikanga, Spokesperson, Rwanda National Police
Somalia is one of the countries with students at the Musanze-based college.
The two-day meeting is running under the theme, 'Peace and Security in the Evolving Global Dynamics: Implications for Africa'. Courtesy
Officials pose for a group photo after the opening session in Musanze on Wednesday, June 5