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Peacekeepers back from UN mission
KIGALI - The second rotation of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) peacekeepers serving under UN Mission in Khartoum, Sudan has started. It kicked off yesterday with the arrival of 63 RDF peacekeepers as part of the second rotation, which started with the airlifting of equivalent counterparts to Khartoum on the same day. The peacekeepers arrived at Kigali International Airport last evening aboard Georgian Airline from Khartoum, where they served for a year under the UN Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS).
A contingent of RDF peacekeepers arriving at Kigali International Airport yesterday. They are part of the 254 men who are being replaced by another 254 RDF soldiers in Khartoum, Sudan under the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). (Photo/G. Barya)