Two Rwandan Officer Cadets, Blaine Mugisha and Yuhi Cesar, have completed their training at the UK Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, in the graduation ceremony held on Friday, April 11. Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the UK Johnston Busingye, who attended the graduation along with the families of Mugisha and Cesar, congratulated the officers in a post on X on Tuesday, recognizing their achievement and commitment to serve their country. “You are the pride of our country. We wish you all the best luck,” Busingye wrote. ALSO READ: Brian Kagame completes military training in UK Sandhurst is recognised for its elite military training programmes, which are designed to develop future military leaders. Mugisha and Cesar follow in the footsteps of other Rwandan officers who graduated from the British elite school, including Brian Kagame, Ian Kagame, Park Udahemuka, David Nsengiyumva, among others of whom serve in the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF). A colourful Sovereign's Graduation Parade at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Friday, 11th April 2025. Warm congratulations to our own Officer Cadets Mugisha Blaine and Yuhi Cesar. Muri ishema ry'Igihugu. Tubifulije ishya n'ihirwe. #Turikumwe pic.twitter.com/BdFIbT036g — Busingye Johnston (@BusingyeJohns) April 15, 2025 Graduating from the academy signifies readiness to take on leadership roles within military service. There have been 5,400 international students from 129 countries trained at Sandhurst since 1947, according to its website. The international cadets enrich the course at Sandhurst bringing with them cultural and operational experience from around the world. Students are selected by their own defence organisations and their applications are made to the Ministry of Defence through the Defence Attaché.
