National
Gatsinzi calls for change in disaster management pact
KIGALI - The Minister of Defence Gen. Marcel Gatsinzi has called on members States of the Golden Spear Initiative to ratify the Djibouti Agreement establishing the Regional Disaster Management Centre of Excellence (RDMCOE). Speaking during the Golden Spear Senior Leaders’ Symposium conference held in Kigali, Gatsinzi appealed to the 11 member states of the Golden Spear Initiative to domesticate the strategic plan and plans of action encompassed in the Djibouti agreement. The Golden Spear Initiative brings together countries from the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region.
Minister of Defence General Marcel Gatsinzi (C) chatting with Prof. Tarsis Bazana Kabwegyere (R), Uganda’s Minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees and Charles Murigande (L) at the workshop yesterday. (Photo/ G.Barya).
