on Monday, 1 April , the East African Community (EAC) military forces met in Rwanda for a three-day summit focusing on areas including security, health, and disaster prevention.
This Summit aimed to discuss cooperation between regional countries and Rwanda, sharing information on security, increasing cooperation within the organization, and finding solutions to regional issues in general.
Rwanda Defence Forces Spokesperson Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga highlighted the importance of working together to address the pressing issues facing the countries of this community and to find solutions to them.
He said, “Timely information sharing allows us to know how to prepare for the various challenges we face, including droughts, disasters, and insecurity in the region. Therefore, to achieve lasting peace in the region, there is a need to join forces among those concerned, including those affected by the problems, so that they can take the lead in finding sustainable solutions to their problems. Only then can we find sustainable solutions to the problems we face.”
He took the opportunity to request experts from the member states to continue exchanging information on various issues that may affect the community, and to do so in advance so that solutions can be found before they escalate further.
Brig Gen Domitien Kabisa, Chairman of the EASF Peace Council, said that the fact that they met to discuss various issues of insecurity, environmental degradation, combating crime and other threats to the security of the region, led to the identification of problems before they occur, their prevention and combating.
The East African Standaby Force is responsible for preventing, protecting and combating problems such as war, disasters, and crimes that affect member states.
The EASF is made up of permanent member states including Burundi, Rwanda, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
EASF draws its membership from ten active Member States, namely Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda.
