The Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff is in Bujumbura

The Committee of Eastern Africa Chiefs of Defence Staff (EACDS) meeting kicked off on 10th July 2019 in Bujumbura, Burundi.

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Experts Working Group Meeting Starts in Bujumbura

The 26th Ordinary Session of EASF's Policy Organs' Meetings kicked off with the Experts' Working Group Meeting on Monday, 8th July 2019 in Bujumbura, Burundi.

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Civilian Component's Recruitment and Verification in Comoros

The Eastern Africa Standby Force successfully carried out a Civilian Roster Recruitment and Verification Exercise from 26th to 28th June 2019 in Moroni, Comoros.

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EASF Director Pays Sudanese Ambassador a Courtesy Call

The EASF Director Dr. Abdillahi Omar Bouh paid a courtesy call to the Sudanese Ambassador to Kenya, Amb. Gariballa Khidir Ali, who is also the Permanent Representative to all UN Offices in Nairobi, Kenya on 27th June 2019.

The two leaders held lengthy discussions on matters relating to the further development of the Standby Force as well as ongoing peace support initiatives in the Eastern Africa region.

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Erroneous Media Reports: Setting the Record Straight

Press Communique
Issued on June, 25, 2019.

The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) would like to make the following statement and clarify the erroneous points and misinterpretation in respect to the articles published in “The East African” newspaper on Monday 24th June 2019 and in the “Daily Nation” on 23rd June 2019. We have officially requested that the Media House makes the necessary corrections in their next edition.

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