The President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, arrived in Kigali on November 23, 2025, on a working visit.
The Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through X, announced that the visit of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra will last two days.
President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was received by the Minister of Internal Security, Dr. Vincent Biruta.
This leader is visiting Rwanda at a time when it is considered a major partner of his country in various sectors, especially those related to security.
In 2014, the Rwandan Armed Forces arrived in the Central African Republic for security operations.
They have done their best to restore peace to the country’s population after the incessant fighting that broke out in 2012.
The Rwandan army went to help the country when armed groups in the north united to form a group called Séléka, which was preparing a coup d’état but failed.
They arrived in the Central African country in early 2014 as part of the African Union Mission in Central Africa, MISCA.
After a few months, they were transformed and began to be included in the UN mission, Minusca, where they fulfilled their responsibilities, including protecting civilians, UN equipment, protecting the Head of State and his family, his home, and more.
In 2020, Rwanda sent troops to the Central African Republic through agreements between the countries.
Through these agreements, Rwanda also helped the country train its soldiers. The third batch of 438 Central African soldiers trained by the Rwandan Armed Forces concluded their training in March 2025.
It was a military course that included enemy identification, how to deal with enemies who have arrived in the country, how to use maps, and other military exercises that they carried out in the forests and elsewhere.
In these nearly 11 years, much has been achieved, beyond security, but also towards improving the health of the population, where Rwandan security agencies are doing their best to treat the citizens of this country.
In February 2025, Rwanda and the Central African Republic, through their respective security ministries, also signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen security between the two countries.
The President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, is visiting Rwanda just days before his country holds presidential elections, scheduled for December 2025. In July 2025, Touadéra announced that he would run for re-election.
