Rwanda National Police

The Inspector General of Namibia Police Force, Lt. Gen. Sebastian Haitota Ndeitunga, on June 17 received a team of 'Police Senior Command and Staff Course' students currently on Africa Study tour in Namibia, and commended the Rwanda National Police College (NPC) for its effort to bring the continent together to learn and respond to security challenges collectively.

The team visiting Namibia is headed by a Commissioner of Police (CP) Felix Namuhoranye, the Commandant of National Police College. Thirty Police officers from eight African countries attending the third intake of the PSCSC are currently on an African study tour in two separate groups, with the other team headed by CP Cyprien Gatete is also visiting Kenya.

While addressing the students at his office, Lt. Gen. Ndeitunga, who doubles as International Chiefs of Police Organization (ICPO –Interpol) Vice President for Africa, thanked NPC for "choosing Namibia as a model country to visit" for its study tour.

"These kind of trainings that bring together participants from different countries strengthen interoperability, common doctrine and procedures which ultimately constitute a cornerstone to the realization of the African Police (AFRIPOL) dream," Lt. Gen. Ndeitunga said.

He hailed the "continued good relationship between the Namibian Police Force and the Rwanda National Police" and urged the students to be focused on their course and tour to make "fruitful learning"and sharing experience with their Namibian counterparts.

CP Namuhoranye thanked the NamibianPolice Force for the warmly reception and facilitation in their study tour.

He noted that PSCSC is a multinational programme designed for the students and police forces to benefit from the experiences of an eminent personalities on the continent.

While in Namibia, the students are scheduled to visit sixteen institutions.

Others include Regional Police Unit, Ministry of National Planning and that of International Relations and Cooperation, operational directorate and Special Reserve Force Division, the National Museum of Namibia, University of Namibia, Human Right and Legal Assistance centred, Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management and Institute of Public Policy Research.

The third intake is composed of students from Burundi, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda.

The week-long Africa tour started on June 14 is part of the National Police College curriculum which offers both strategic leadership in Police studies and a Master's programme in Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation.

At the end of the tours, the students are expected to write a comparative paper demonstrating the  relationship between the theoretical and practical parts of what was learnt in the class and what they gained from the tour.