High Commissioner of Rwanda to Ghana, H.E. Rosemary Mbabazi, on Friday 23^rd October 2026, participated in the presentation of research findings by participants of Course 3 of the National College of Defence Studies (NCDS) at Burma Camp in Accra.

Rwanda was selected as a study destination under the course’s Experiential Research Study visits, during which four subgroups of the cohort undertook a weeklong visit and engaged a broad section of institutions. Participants researched the theme “National Cohesion and Security for Sustainable Development,” exploring Rwanda’s development journey and the country’s investment in rebuilding national cohesion after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

High Commissioner Mbabazi thanked NCDS for choosing Rwanda and shared more on the country’s transformation, emphasising that national cohesion and security are indispensable to development.

She explained that Rwanda’s approach to justice was designed to restore the community rather than only prosecute cases.

“The biggest challenge we had in our history was division. That led us to the 1994 genocide. What we wanted was justice, but which would restore back our society,” she stated.

She noted that the removal of ethnic identification from national identity cards and the abolition of the death penalty were part of this effort to rebuild unity.

“Bad things are not solved by other bad things,” she said.

The High Commissioner also highlighted the inclusive and consultative nature of Rwanda’s development programmes, which begin at the grassroots, where communities identify their priorities. These are consolidated at higher levels, with urgent priorities that enable other sectors, such as roads, schools, hospitals, markets, water and electricity, taking precedence.

She acknowledged the strong fraternal relations between Rwanda and Ghana, anchored on security cooperation and growing collaboration in diverse sectors.

Two Rwanda Defence Force officers are among the 22 participants of NCDS Course 3.