Patrick Nyamvumba (1st L, Rear), 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)