The President of the Union Comoros Swearing in Ceremony

Azali Assoumani has been sworn-in as the President of the Union of Comoros after being declared winner of the presidential election held in January this year.

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Strengthening Humanitarian Action and Disaster Response Collaboration

The Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) paid a visit to the General Directorate for Civil Security (DGSC) in Moroni, Comoros on the 27th of May. The visit was led by Col Soilihi Abdallah Rafick, focusing on discussions surrounding Humanitarian Action and Natural Disasters Support (HANDS).

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EASF Director Meets Vice-President of Seychelles

The director of the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) Brig (Rtd) Paul Kahuria Njema paid a courtesy call on H.E Vice-president Ahmed Afif of the Republic of Seychelles, May 17^th 2024.

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Eastern Africa Standby Force in Seychelles for the CSO Peace Seminar

The EASF in partnership with the Government of Seychelles and the National Platform for Civil Society (CEPS) joined forces in organizing a three-day seminar targeting youth leaders from various structures including youth NGOs.  The Seminar seeks to sensitize young people on the essence of maintaining peace in the Eastern Africa Region as well as on the entire African continent.

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EASF Conducts its Friends Meeting in Nairobi

The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) organised a Friends of EASF (FoE) Meeting on 9^th May at the Trademark Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Defence Attachés (DAs) and Advisors from various Diplomatic Missions accredited to Kenya, including Representatives from EASF Member States, attended the Meeting.

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HANDS Member States Mapping Capabilities Workshop in Kigali Rwanda

The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) launched a five-day workshop for mapping Member States capabilities for Humanitarian Action and Natural disasters (HANDS) on 25th March 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda.

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EASF Director Visit to The Republic of Rwanda

Briefing Session to the Chairpersons of EASF Policy Organs

On 25th March, the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Rwanda, Hon Juvenal Marizamunda, together with the Rwanda Defence Force Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Muganga Mubarakh, received the Director of Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Secretariat, Brig (Rtd) Paul Kahuria Njema, accompanied by the Chairperson of the Friends of EASF, Col Jens Lindvig.

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EASF welcomes new Chief of Staff at the Logistics Base

EASF on 05 March 2024 welcomed Colonel Julien Rwangarambe from Republic of Rwanda who joins the organisation as Chief of Staff at the Logistics Base based in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. 

The Force Commander, Brigadier General Getachew Mohammed welcomed the Senior Officer to EASF of behalf of the Director.

EASF Finalizes the 32nd Ordinary Policy Organs Meetings

The Eastern Africa Standby Force held the Meeting of the Eastern Africa Council of Ministers of Defence and Security on 26^th January 2024 at the Emara Ole-Sereni Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

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The Meeting of the Eastern Africa Chiefs of Defence Forces Kicks Off at the Emara Ole-Sereni Nairobi

The Eastern Africa Standby Force launched the meeting of the Eastern Africa Chiefs of Defence Staff (EACDS) on 25 January 2024 at the Emara Ole-Sereni Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

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