EASF Policy Organs Meetings to Take Place in Kigali, Rwanda

The 24th Ordinary Session of the Policy Organs Meetings of the Eastern Africa Standby Force will take place between 24th and 27th July 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda.

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EASF Member State Concludes Peace Deal.

The leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a peace agreement on Monday the 9th of July following the closure of the summit between the two countries.

Both countries have now restored diplomatic relations ending 20 years of enmity and following the signing of this peace agreement, many leaders from the East African region and beyond have commended and congratulated both leaders.

(Image Source: Twitter Account of Fitsum Arega, Chief of Staff, Prime Minister Office, Ethiopia)

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EASF Holds Integrated Mission Planning Course

The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) launched an Integrated Mission Planning Course (IMPC) on Monday 9th July 2018, at Peacekeeping Training Centre, in Khartoum, in the Republic of the Sudan.

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Commander of the German United Nations Training Center Visits EASF

Commander Werner Klaffus from the German United Nations Training Center led a team of officers on a visit to the EASF Secretariat, in Karen, Nairobi, on 9th July 2018. The delegation was received by the Director of the organization, Dr. Abdillahi Omar Bouh.

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Operationalization of EASF's Situation Room in Progress

Week 27 of the year 2018 saw the Eastern African Standby Force Secretariat roll out the development of Multinational Early Warning, Situational Awareness and Intelligence (MEWSAI) Concept in line with the operationalization of its Early Warning Systems.

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EASF Participates in Africa Union Summit

The Eastern Africa Standby Force is participating in the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union in Nouakchott, Mauritania. The 33rd Ordinary Session, which started on Thursday 28th, comes to an end on 29th June 2018.

Under the theme "Winning the fight against corruption: a sustainable path to Africa's

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EASF Conducts MRSSCM Workshop

The Maritime Cell of the Eastern Africa Standby Force conducted a three-day workshop on Maritime Regional Safety and Security Coordination Mechanism (MRSSCM) at the Pride Inn Paradise Beach Resort, in Mombasa, Kenya from 19th to 21st June 2018.

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EASF Participates in Early Warning Systems' Meeting in Gabon

The Eastern Africa Standby Force took part in the 21st technical meeting on Continental Early Warning System (CEWS) held on 21st and 22nd June 2018 which was hosted by the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in Libreville, Gabon.

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Danish Naval Chief of Staff Visits EASF

The Danish Naval Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Torben Mikkelsen led a delegation of military officers during a visit to the EASF Secretariat in Karen, Nairobi on 20th June 2018.  During the meeting, the EASF Director Dr. Abdillahi Omar Bouh outlined to the guests the numerous

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AUC Experts Assess EASF's C3IS Capability

Two officers from the Communications' Informations Systems' (CIS) Department of the African Union's Commission (AUC) held a two-day meeting with their counterparts at the EASF Secretariat in Karen, Nairobi, on 18th and 19th June 2018.

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