10th National Security Symposium assembled in Kigali

This Wednesday, Rwanda security forces, security agencies from across Africa, and other security-relevant bodies are convening in Kigali for a 3-day symposium, under the theme of “Contemporary Security Challenges: The African Perspective”, to discuss security phenomenon on the continent.

This 10th convention brought together over 300 participants including security agencies, researchers, security experts, government officials, diplomats, and representatives of military universities in Africa. It was organized by Rwanda’s Nyakinama Military Academy to discuss together various security threats on the continent and how to overcome them.

Rwanda’s Minister of Defense Maj Gen Albert Murasira officiating this symposium, was impressed that this meeting is a good spot to agitate on the security matters on the continent and discuss the possible solutions by the concerned bodies cooperatively.

“This year’s symposium provides an opportunity to discuss complex challenges facing the globe in general and our continent in particular. Such challenges range from building institutions and capacities for good governance; migration; emerging digital technologies; evaluating African initiatives to address some of our perennial challenges; foreign interference;  and the future of peacekeeping operations. The complex situation creates uncertainty of the functioning and survival of our nations and no single country can address them solely.”- Minister Maj Gen Albert Murasira.

The participants will have enough time to discuss various security alike matters, they will have discussions on peacekeeping operations, good governance, Science and technology in Africa, foreign interference, and the African Free Trade Area among others.

Students studying at  Nyakinama  Military Academy say that such discussions help them to discover much more and understand better about security on the continent as well as help them in their studies because they are able to get different topics to write about in research while they are completing their 3rd-year university course in security. 

 Minister of Defense Maj Gen Albert Murasira officiating the symposium (Photo: RDF)