Director's Corner
The Director EASF
Brig Paul Kahuria Njema.
Training Exercises
- 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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EASF Policy Organs Experts Working Group (EWG)
The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) concluded, on 11 February 2023 at Skylight Hotel Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, a three-day meeting of its Experts Working Group (EWG) Meeting as part of the 31st Policy Organs Meetings.
EASF celebrates its Professional Staff
The Director of Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), Brig Gen Getachew Shiferaw Fayisa, led on the 12 January, 2023 at EASF Secretariat in Nairobi, Kenya, a ceremony to celebrate the new year as well as bid farewell to the outgoing staff and welcome the incoming staff.
“Reinvigorate the EASF Civilian Component”
EASF gathers its Civilian National Focal Points (CNFP) in Bujumbura, Burundi, from 5 th to 9 th December,2022 to “reinvigorate the Civilian Component.” The aim of this workshop is to familiarize the Member States CNFP with the planned civilian activities, in particular roster verification and their role in ensuringthat a functional civilian database is in place as well as to enhance integration and team work.
EASF verified Member States pledged capabilities
An Eastern African Standby Force delegation visited Kampala, from 27th to 29th November, for the verification of the Pledged Capabilities by the Republic of Uganda. The team was led by EASF Force Commander, Brig Gen Vincent Gatama, and its mission aims to confirm the commitment of Uganda to contribute, maintain and sustain the fully operational and multidimensional integrated standby force ready to respond to emerging crisis and threats in the region.
Child Protection Training of Trainers
From 15th to 25th November 2022, Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) conducted a ten-day child protection ‘Training of Trainers’ course, at Humanitarian Peace Support School in Nairobi, Kenya. Led by the EASF Police Component and sponsored by Royal Kingdom of Denmark, 24 Police Regional facilitators participated in this training.
More instructors certified on Integrated Mission Planning
A group of nineteen instructors from Comoros, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda have completed the Eastern Africa Instructors Certification Course, which was held from 13 to 23 November at the Peace and Conflict Studies School, Nairobi, Kenya.
EASF conducts African Integrated Peace Operations Course
The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) conducted, from 6 to 11 November 2022 in Moroni, Comoros, an African Integrated Peace Operations Course (AIPOC), sponsored by the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT).
Integrated Mission Support – Training of Trainers, at EASF Logistics Training Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 7-15th November 2022
The first Integrated Mission Support – Training of Trainers was officially launched on Monday 7th November 2022.
EASF Conducts Police Training in Rwanda
A PTS Training has been successfully conducted at Police Training School GISHARI in Eastern Rwanda for Police Female AMS Pre-SAAT Instructors.
The five-days course was conducted from 17 to 21 October 2022 at the very professional training facility with 27 trainees, 14 female and 13 male, from 7 of EASF Member States. The trainees had an instructor-background, either from the EASF Police regional pool of certified trainers and others from Rwandan National Police.
EASF Concludes CSOs Engagement Seminar in Burundi.
The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) seminar that was underway for two days in Bujumbura, Burundi, has come to conclusion on 4 November 2022. The objective of the seminar was to enhance the active engagement of CSOs with a particular emphasis on the empowerment the youth.
YOUTH AND CIVIL SOCIETY SEMINAR IN BURUNDI
A group of 50 youth gathered in Bujumbura, Burundi, to participate in the ‘Civil Society Engagement in Peace Initiatives’ seminar. The main objective of the seminar is to discuss the role and mandate of the National Youth Council and its strategy for the development of action plan on youth peace and security. In addition, the seminar intends to share with the youth form EASF Member States knowledge and skills in matters of civil society engagement in peace and security.
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