Kigali – 12 May 2023

Thirty- four military, police and civilian personnel from nine Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) member states, namely: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia and Uganda attended the African Integrated Peace Operations Course in Kigali from 7 May 2023 to 12 May 2023.

The objective of the course was to enhance the knowledge and understanding of integrated crisis management approaches, as well as to enhance collaboration and coordination among the different actors, namely: military, police and civilian components.

The one-week course was organized in partnership between the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre (FINCENT), the Ministry of Defence through the Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA) and the EASF Secretariat.

The course was officially closed by the Director of the Rwanda Peace Academy, Colonel (Rtd) Jill Rutaremara.