Director's Corner
Director EASF
Brigadier General Ronald Rwivanga
Training Exercises
- CPX 2025, Djibouti
- CPX 2022, Kenya
- FTX 2017, Sudan
- CPX 2014, Ethiopia
- FTX 2013, Uganda
- CPX 2011, Sudan
- FTX 2009, Djibouti
- CPX 2008, Kenya
Social Media
EASF Council of Ministers of Defense and Security Concludes 36th Ordinary Session in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda, 14 August 2026 – The 36th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of Defense and Security of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) concluded today in Kampala, Uganda, with Member States reaffirming their commitment to strengthening regional peace, security and stability and signing the final report of the session.
EACDS Concludes Deliberations at 36th EASF Policy Organs Meetings in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda – 13 August 2026 – The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Committee of Chiefs of Defence and Security (EACDS) has concluded its deliberations in Kampala, Uganda, as part of the 36th EASF Policy Organs Meetings, with Member States reaffirming their commitment to strengthening regional cooperation and advancing peace and security in Eastern Africa.
President Museveni Receives EASF Director at State House, Entebbe
ENTEBBE, Uganda, 13 August 2026- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni received the Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), Brig. Gen. Ronald Rwivanga, at State House, Entebbe, on 13 August 2026.
The meeting took place on the margins of the 36th EASF Ordinary Policy Organs Meetings being held in Kampala.
Brig. Gen. Rwivanga briefed the President on EASF activities and ongoing efforts to strengthen the region’s peace and security architecture.
Chiefs of Defense and Security Meet in Kampala for 36th EASF Policy Organs Session
Kampala, Uganda – 13 August 2026 – The 36th Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Policy Organs Meetings continued in Kampala on Thursday with the opening of the Committee of Chiefs of Defense and Security (EACDS), bringing together senior military leaders from across Eastern Africa to deliberate on regional security priorities and the future readiness of the Force.