{"id":44915,"date":"2022-02-24T13:34:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T13:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.bwiza.com\/2022\/02\/24\/rwandan-named-un-secretary-general-s-special-envoy-to-car\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T13:34:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T13:34:27","slug":"rwandan-named-un-secretary-general-s-special-envoy-to-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bwiza.com\/?p=44915","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan named UN Secretary General&#8217;s special envoy to CAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed Valentine Rugwabiza, the outgoing Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the UN Headquarters in New York, as his new Special Representative to the Central African Republic. <\/p>\n<p>Rugwabiza was also named the head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).<\/p>\n<p> The Rwandan diplomat succeeds Mankeur Ndiaye of Senegal, who has led the Mission since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>At the United Nations, Rugwabiza will be succeeded by Amb. 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