Gen. Mubarakh Muganga, the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF)’s Chief of Defence Staff, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation with his Ethiopian counterpart, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, the Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF).

Took place at the headquarters of ENDF in Addis Ababa on Thursday, 13 March, the MoU aims to improve the military relations of both countries, Rwanda and Ethiopia.

Gen. Muganga was leading a delegation from Rwanda during the visit to the ENDF headquarters.

RDF’s CDS was accompanied by Rwanda’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Charles Karamba, the Director General of International Military Cooperation at Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence, Brig. Gen. Patrick Karuretwa, and other Ministry of Defence senior officers.

Rwanda and Ethiopia inked agreements pertaining to air travel services in the last seven years, and this has resulted in an easy cooperation between RwandaAir and Ethiopian carriers.

The two nations have also experienced more than two decades of military partnership, which started with joint military training.

This cooperation has now grown to include collaboration between the police forces of the two countries.

Rwanda and Ethiopia sign MoU

Photo: Gen. Mubarakh Muganga led a delegation to the headquarters of the Ethiopia's National Defence Force to sign an MoU with their Ethiopian counterpart.