{"id":124305,"date":"2025-11-07T09:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/gen-kahariri-urges-african-militaries-to-harness-geopolitical-shifts-for-continental-transformation\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:12:28","slug":"gen-kahariri-urges-african-militaries-to-harness-geopolitical-shifts-for-continental-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/gen-kahariri-urges-african-militaries-to-harness-geopolitical-shifts-for-continental-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Kahariri urges African militaries to harness geopolitical shifts for continental transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 7 \u2014 Kenya\u2019s Chief of Defence Forces, General Charles Kahariri, has urged military officers across the continent to leverage Africa\u2019s evolving geopolitical stature as a defining opportunity for transformation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Delivering a lecture at the Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College (RDF CSC) in Nyakinama, Musanze District, General Kahariri called for the strategic integration of diplomacy, economic power, military capability, and information influence to secure sustainable peace and development.<\/p>\n<p>General Kahariri, who is on a working visit to Rwanda, told senior officers attending the Senior Command and Staff Course Intake 14 that Africa must reposition itself within the shifting global order by redefining the role of its armed forces as catalysts for national and regional transformation.<\/p>\n<p>His lecture, titled \u201cPositioning Africa in a Multipolar World: The Role of the Military in Africa\u2019s Security and Development Amid Global Power Dynamics,\u201d emphasized that the continent\u2019s security and development must be pursued through holistic, multi-dimensional strategies that transcend conventional defence thinking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn his lecture, General Kahariri explored Africa\u2019s position in a rapidly evolving global order marked by shifting power centers, renewed great-power competition, and emerging non-traditional security threats,\u201d read a statement from the RDF issued Thursday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Agents of transformation\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s Army Chief of Staff, Major General Vincent Nyakarundi, and the Commandant of the RDF CSC, Brigadier General Andrew Nyamvumba, received the Kenyan defence chief and his delegation on their arrival.<\/p>\n<p>He later received a briefing on the college\u2019s mission to nurture strategic leaders and critical thinkers within the Rwanda Defence Force and allied militaries.<\/p>\n<p>In his address, General Kahariri underscored the need for African defence institutions to evolve beyond their traditional warfighting roles. <\/p>\n<p>He described modern militaries as \u201cagents of transformation\u201d \u2014 integral to advancing national development through innovation, logistics, and strategic communication.<\/p>\n<p>He further called for deeper cooperation among African nations, stressing that effective regional coordination and policy coherence are essential to addressing transnational challenges such as terrorism, cyber threats, climate-induced conflicts, and economic instability.<\/p>\n<p>For the senior officers in attendance, the lecture offered more than \u201cacademic enrichment\u201d \u2014 it served as a call to embrace their future roles as strategic thinkers and policymakers capable of shaping Africa\u2019s destiny in a complex global environment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 7 \u2014 Kenya\u2019s Chief of Defence Forces, General Charles Kahariri, has urged military officers across the continent to leverage Africa\u2019s evolving geopolitical stature as a defining opportunity for transformation. 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