Enhancing Peace and Security in the Eastern Africa Region

EASF in Regional Early Warning Workshop

The African Union’s Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division of the Peace and Security Department in collaboration with the UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa, organized a three days' workshop on Conflict Prevention, Early Warning and Horizon Scanning from 20th to 22nd March 2019, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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EASF Observers Safe and Sound

The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) deployed 27 observers yesterday on all three islands of the Union of Comoros. The Eastern Africa Standby Force Election Observation Mission (EASF EOM) is led by retired Lt. Gen. Germain Niyoyankana, former Defence Minister of the Republic of Burundi.

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EASF EOM Preparations in Comoros Conclude

On the eve of the Presidential and Gubernatorial elections in the Union of Comoros, the deployed team of experts from the Eastern Africa Standby Force confirmed on 23rd Mach 2019 that it had put up all necessary mechanisms in place to ensure that it delivers on its mandate.

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EASF Launches Elections' Observations' Mission to Comoros

The Eastern Africa Standby Force conducted the inaugural ceremony of it's Elections' Observations' Mission to the Union of Comoros on Wednesday 20th March 2019 in the capital city, Moroni, Comoros.

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EASF Stands with the Government and People of New Zealand

The entire Eastern Africa Standby Force fraternity expresses its deepest sympathy to the Government and the people of New Zealand following the cowardly terrorist attacks on 15th March 2019 at two mosques during Fridays' prayers' sessions whereby at least 49 people were killed and many more seriously injured.

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EASF Deploys Observers to the Union of Comoros

The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) will deploy an election observer mission in the Union of Comoros ahead of the presidential and governors’ elections due on the 24th of March 2019.  An EASF advance team is already on the ground.

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EASF Launches Mission Planning & Management Section Training

The Eastern Africa Standby Force rolled out a five-day Mission Planning and Management Section (MP & MS) training on 11th March 2019 at the Secretariat in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Message of Condolences to Families of Plane Crash Victims

On behalf of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) fraternity, the Director, Dr. Abdillahi Omar Bouh, sends heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of passengers who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner which crashed on 10th March 2019.

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EASF Celebrates International Womens' Day

To commemorate the International Women’s day, the Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Dr. Abdillahi OmarBouh would like to share the following message on this occasion.

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Union of Comoros officially invites EASF to Observe General Elections

The Eastern African Standby Force has been officially invited by the Union of Comoros to observe the forthcoming general elections. The decree sets presidential and regional elections to be held on 24th March, 2019.  Following the official invitation, EASF has initiated its planning process in preparation for the possible deployment.

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Civilian Component Undertakes Roster Verification and Recruitment in Rwanda

The Civilian Component of the Eastern Africa Standby Force carried outapersonnel verification and recruitment exercise from 26th to 28th February 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda.Thethree day activity aimed at assessing the suitability and capacity of personnel who have been trained for

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