Central African Republic: Nearly 700 CAR Soldiers Graduate From RDF-Led Training

What the report says

Nearly 700 members of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have completed military training led by instructors from the Rwanda Defence Force, according to The New Times as distributed by AllAfrica. The ceremony for the latest graduating group was held on Monday, August 10, at Camp Kassaï military barracks in Bangui and was attended by Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Rwanda’s army chief, and other officials.

The report says 670 personnel graduated in total. That group included 566 newly recruited soldiers who finished six months of basic training and 104 personnel, including senior non-commissioned officers, who completed four months of career training. The training was carried out by RDF instructors working with FACA as part of ongoing defence cooperation between Rwanda and the Central African Republic.

The article places the graduation within a broader series of Rwanda-supported training cycles for CAR soldiers. It says earlier cohorts completed training in November 2023, August 2024 and November 2025. The report also notes that Rwanda has provided troops in CAR through both a United Nations peacekeeping role and a bilateral security arrangement with Bangui. The latest graduation highlights the continuing military partnership between the two countries and CAR’s effort to expand and professionalize its armed forces.