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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame and his Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart Faustin-Archange Touade\u0301ra held talks focused on security preparations ahead of CAR\u2019s December 28 presidential elections.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared on his X account on Monday, November 24, President Touade\u0301ra, who was in Rwanda for a two-day working visit, said the discussions also aimed to strengthen the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cRwanda\u2019s support and growing investments in CAR reflect this strong partnership,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The two heads of state also discussed broader opportunities to deepen bilateral cooperation, including expanding collaboration across sectors that bring mutual benefits to the citizens of both nations.<\/p>\n

Rwanda and CAR maintain a close relationship, particularly in the area of security. Rwanda has deployed troops to CAR under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission (MINUSCA) as well as through a separate bilateral defence agreement.<\/p>\n

The country has also supported reforms within CAR\u2019s security sector, including training members of the Central African Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

President Touade\u0301ra had previously hailed Rwanda\u2019s role in supporting stability in his country. In 2023, he described the partnership as \u201cfruitful,\u201d noting that Rwandan support had contributed significantly to efforts to restore peace.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. President Paul Kagame and his Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart Faustin-Archange Touade\u0301ra held talks focused on security preparations ahead of CAR\u2019s December 28 presidential elections. In a statement shared on his X account on Monday, November 24, President Touade\u0301ra, who was in Rwanda for a two-day working visit, said the discussions also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":116143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[8830,2414,3796,758,354],"class_list":["post-116145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-car-elections","tag-central-african-republic","tag-rdf","tag-rwanda","tag-security"],"yoast_head":"\nKagame, Touad\u00e9ra discuss security ahead of CAR elections - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President Paul Kagame and his Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart Faustin-Archange Touade\u0301ra held talks focused o ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-touadera-discuss-security-ahead-of-car-elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kagame, Touad\u00e9ra discuss security ahead of CAR elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Paul Kagame and his Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart Faustin-Archange Touade\u0301ra held talks focused o ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-touadera-discuss-security-ahead-of-car-elections\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-25T18:08:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-25T18:19:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764082135.844163.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-touadera-discuss-security-ahead-of-car-elections#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-touadera-discuss-security-ahead-of-car-elections\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Kagame, Touad\u00e9ra discuss security ahead of CAR elections\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-25T18:08:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-25T18:19:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-touadera-discuss-security-ahead-of-car-elections\"},\"wordCount\":219,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-touadera-discuss-security-ahead-of-car-elections#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764082135.844163.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"CAR elections\",\"Central African Republic\",\"RDF\",\"Rwanda\",\"security\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-touadera-discuss-security-ahead-of-car-elections#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-touadera-discuss-security-ahead-of-car-elections\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-touadera-discuss-security-ahead-of-car-elections\",\"name\":\"Kagame, Touad\u00e9ra discuss security ahead of CAR elections - 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