10 Militaries Form East African Standby Force

April 17 2017

Kenya

Ten East African countries have just stood up a new joint regional force, reports the Nation (Nairobi, Kenya).

The East African Standby Force (EASF) consists of troops from Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.

It is the first of several such regional forces in Africa to become operational, Gen. Samson Mwathethe, the head of the Kenyan military, said on April 12. The others are not yet fully formed, he said.

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