Patrick Nyamvumba, Chief of Defense Staff of Rwanda Defense Force (RDF), delivers remarks at the opening ceremony of the Shared Accord 2018 military training exercises in Rwanda Military Academy-Gako, southern Rwanda, on Aug. 14, 2018. Military forces from the East African region, the United States and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday kicked off two-week joint military training exercises in Rwanda. (Xinhua/Gabriel Dusabe)