The promotions were announced on the morning of Friday, December 12, 2025, by the RDF leadership.
Innocent Munyengango, Commander of the Logistics Brigade and François Regis Gatarayiha, Head of Defence Intelligence Department at RDF Headquarters were elevated from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier General.
Additionally, 43 officers holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel were promoted to Colonel, while 253 with the rank of Major were elevated to Lieutenant Colonel.
A total of 79 Captains were promoted to Major, and 299 Lieutenants were elevated to Captain.
Among others, eleven soldiers moved from the rank of Staff Sergeant to Sergeant Major. Another 2,296 personnel were promoted from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant.
Furthermore, 10,260 soldiers rose from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant, while 7,822 personnel were promoted from Private to Corporal.
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