Rwanda National Police

A team from Rwanda National Police (RNP) has concluded an inspection visit of peacekeeping mission sites in the Central African Republic (CAR), which aimed at assessing the overall security and logistical environment prevailing in the mission ahead of deployment of two more contingents.

The visit run from June 30 to July 03 and was led by Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Administration and Personnel, DCGP Juvenal Marizamunda, and was composed of Commissioner of Police Cyprien Gatete and Chief Superintendent of Police Reverien Rugwizangoga.

Rwanda was the first nation to deploy a contingent of Formed Police Unit (FPU) under MINUSCA in September 2014. Currently, Rwanda maintains one infantry battalion redeployed from the African Mission in CAR (MISCA) and is deploying one Level 2 Hospital at Bria.

The second FPU will be the third RNP unit to be deployed in CAR in addition to the first FPU already deployed and the Protection Support Unit (PSU) whose preparations for deployment are in final stage.

In his remarks during the visit, DCGP Juvenal Marizamunda assured the mission leadership of the RNP readiness to deploy the two upcoming units in terms of both equipment and personnel.

“The purpose of the reconnaissance was to determine how the actual environment and circumstances in which the FPU will operate could impact its capability in undertaking the tasks given in the MINUSCA Concept of Operations (CONOPS),” said DCGP Marizamunda.

He added that the visit also aimed at discussing with the mission leadership the deployment plan for personnel and COE as well as logistic issues especially self-sustainment categories.

The mission leadership also pledged full support to the smooth deployment of the two units and to give necessary consideration to the recommendations made during the visit.

The assessment visit was conducted pursuant to the request by the United Nations to Rwanda to contribute two other  contingents  under  the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Central Africa (MINUSCA), which was accepted by the Government of Rwanda.

During their visit, the inspection team was briefed about various activities, including; security situation in CAR and police challenges, as well as the readiness and discipline for Rwandan peacekeepers in the mission.

They also perused through the responsibility of UN during deployment of military or police contingents by the Mission Support Centre, and also visited potential sites broke base camps in the capital Bangui.