15th Ordinary Meeting of EACDS
The 15th Session of the Eastern Africa Committee of Defence and Security Council commenced today in Nairobi, Kenya. It brings together Chiefs of Defence Staff from the ten member states of EASF.
Friends of EASF Meeting
A Meeting between EASF and 'Friends of EASF was conducted on 17th January 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. The one-day meeting was jointly chaired by the Director of EASF, Maj Gen Cyrille Ndayirukiye and the Damish Defence Attache, Col Soren Knudsen.
EASFCOM Signs MOU with Regional Centre on Small Arms
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Eastern Africa Standby Force Coordination Mechanism (EASFCOM) and the Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States (RECSA), was signed on 20th January 2014 at Nairobi, Kenya.
Regional Course on Maritime Search and Rescue
EASF Maritime Officers participated in a course on Maritime Search and Rescue conducted at the Rwanda Peace Academy from 2nd to 6th December 2013. The course was a collaborative effort between the Eastern Africa Standby Force Coordination Mechanism (EASFCOM), the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden), and the Rwanda Peace Academy.