Rwanda National Police

The Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana, has commended the discipline and team spirit Rwandan Police officers display while in peacekeeping, which continue to uphold the country's value.

IGP Gasana was speaking on April 6, during his address to 16 officers who returned home after successfully completing their one year UN peacekeeping operations in Ivory Coast and Haiti.

He emphasised that patriotism and professionalism are virtues that complement and help peacekeepers to carry out their tasks more efficient.

"Your high level of service delivery enabled you to work professionally with officers from other countries and residents in your mission areas to promote peace and stability," he said.

"It is the great value of patriotism that enables officers to work hard and ensure that they bring respect to their country," he added.

"Your work is continuous and requires utmost professionalism. With your experience, you should uphold and promote these good values to further realise the mandate of Rwanda National Police."

Other than promoting peace and stability as required in their mandate as peacekeepers, RNP officers promoted homegrown development programs such as "Umuganda" in their mission areas and also trained residents in several life awarding skills and other humanitarian assistance to the vulnerable communities

Rwanda deployed its first Police peacekeepers to the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in 2005 - and has since then emerged as one of the largest and most efficient peacekeeping country in the world, with over 600 Police officers serving in eight missions currently.