James Kabarebe

Identity

Full name

James Kabarebe^{[1, 2]}

Also known as

Gen. (Rtd) James Kabarebe

Nationality

Rwanda

Status

Active

Current roles

• Senior Defence and Security Advisor, Office of the President, Rwanda 2025-12^[3]

Selected former roles

• Minister of State in charge of Regional Cooperation / Regional Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rwanda 2023-10-04 to 2025-12^{[1, 2, 4, 3]}
• Army chief of staff, Armed forces of the DRC (under Laurent-Desire Kabila) 1997 to 1998^[5]
• Special Advisor to the President on Security, Office of the President, Rwanda 2023-09^[4]
• Minister of Defence, Government of Rwanda 2018-10^{[4, 5]}
• General (retired), Rwanda Defence Force 2023^{[1, 4]}

Sources

1. Treasury Sanctions Rwandan Minister and Senior Militant for Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the CongoUS Department of the Treasury, 2025-02-20, primary source
2. Prof. Manasseh hands over to Gen. (Rtd) KabarebeMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rwanda, 2023-10-04, primary source
3. Rwanda: Kagame Makes New Ministerial AppointmentsAllAfrica, 2025-12-02, secondary source
4. NEW APPOINTMENTS: Gen (Rtd) Kabarebe Back In Cabinet, Gatare New RDB CEOKT Press, 2023-09-27, secondary source
5. DR Congo: Rwanda protests U.S. sanctions against top officialAfricanews (AP), 2025-02-22, secondary source

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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