For the EASF, the immediate challenge is turning political commitments into practical capacity. Its leadership wants the force to move beyond being a regional arrangement on paper and become a properly funded, politically supported and operationally ready mechanism capable of responding when crises emerge.

"The clinic will take part in a three-day pre-FTX orientation clinic that focuses on building cohesion and standardizing approaches among the EAC Armed Forces"

The official opening of the Ugandan Embassy Chancery in Mogadishu, Somalia has marked a major advancement in numerous areas,...