Germain Niyoyankana

Germain Niyoyankana is the current Burundian Minister of National Defense and has been in that position since 2005. As of 2010, he holds the highest military rank in Burundi as Lieutenant General. Before that, he was the Chief of Staff.

In the frame of the implementation of the Peace Process following the 1993-2005 Burundi Civil War, Niyoyankana as the top army commander, is usually credited with his ability to have peacefully integrated former Hutu rebels into the army historically dominated by Tutsis.