Download logo Seychelles participated in the 30th Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Policy Organs Meetings (POM) held in Kampala Uganda from 13 to 17 December 2021. The POM comprised of three levels of meetings; the Expert meeting, the Eastern Africa Chiefs of Defence and Security (EACDS) meeting and the Council of Ministers meeting. The EASF Policy Organs […]
The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) has called on member states to ensure timely funding contributions to enable the organization to properly implement peace and security operations in the region.
The EASF is a regional organization whose mandate is to enhance peace and security in the Eastern Africa region. It is one of the five regional multidimensional Forces of the African Standby Force (ASF) under the African Union (AU) consisting of Military, Police and civilian components.
Currently, the EASF draws its membership from 10 active Member States including: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda, which are signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Establishment of the Eastern Africa Standby Force.