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
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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.
EASF Experts Working Group Concludes Kampala Meeting, Prepares Report for Chiefs of Staff
KAMPALA, Uganda, 12 August 2026- The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Experts Working Group (EWG) has concluded a three-day meeting in Kampala, paving the way for the presentation of its key findings and recommendations to the EASF Chiefs of Staff.
Uganda Defense Minister Receives EASF Director on Sidelines of Policy Organs Meetings
KAMPALA, August 11, 2026 - Uganda’s Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has received the Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), Brig. Gen. Ronald Rwivanga, on the sidelines of the EASF 36th Policy Organs Meetings taking place in Kampala.