EASTERN AFRICA STANDBY FORCE
EXERCISE ROADMAP
CPX 2014 was designed to be executed in four phases: Preparatory Phase, Confirmation Phase,
Execution Phase and Recovery Phase. The preparation phase included three Planning Conferences:
The Initial Planning Conference (IPC), the Main Planning Conference (IPC) and the Final Planning
Conference (FPC) where EASF staff and Member States held detailed discussions on the organization
and execution of the Exercise. The core planning team also visited the Exercise location in Adama,
Ethiopia, to conduct a CPX which confirmed the suitability of the location and the related facilities.
Following the Opening Ceremony, there was 5 days of the Exercise play, culminating in a
Distinguished Visitors (DV) day and End of Exercise (ENDEX). Whilst Forces prepared to leave, there
was be a Closing Ceremony and Hot Debrief. After Action Review (AAR) will be held between 1-5th
December
More than 300 participants from the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF)
have gathered at the Rift Valley City of Adama in Ethiopia for the final
stage of the validation process of the regional Force.
EASF CPX was organized in pursuit of attaining Full Operational Capacity
(FOC), a year in advance of the Africa Standby Forces’ (ASF) target of
December 2015.
EASF is conducting a two week Command Post Exercise (CPX) code
named “Mashariki Salam 2014,” symbolizing “Peace in Eastern Africa” in
preparation for operational capability which aims at responding to
security threats in any of the Member States.
The EASF is a fortifying collective effort, matched by the political will of
the EASF Member States’ to satisfy the existing need by ensuring
collective security of the region.
The Exercise brings together a multinational and multidimensional
regional Force consisting of civilian, police and military components
which have, over the years, undergone various aspects of Peace Support
Operations (PSO) training to prepare for rapid deployment.
The Command Post Exercise 2014 is one of the major joint exercises
which EASF has organized. Others are Command Post Exercises 2008 and
2011 which were held in Nairobi, Kenya and in Khartoum, Sudan
respectively, Field Training Exercises in 2009 and 2013 in Djibouti and
Jinja in Uganda respectively.
Alongside the ongoing Exercise in Ethiopia, EASF is also in the process of
finalizing a force verification procedure for all Member States to confirm
readiness in preparation of declaration of Full Operational Capability in
December 2014.
EASF Member States include Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
EASF is one of the Regional Standby Forces established under the African
Peace and Security Architecture to address conflict in the African
Continent. The other regional security blocks are the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the South Development
Community (SADC), the Economic Community of Central African States
(ECCAS), and the Northern African Regional Community (NARC).
In this exercise Somalia sent 5 civilians from the Ministry of Defense, 5 Military
officers and also 2 Police officers.
S/No Appointment
Exercise Authorising
1.
Officer
Name
Country
Brig Gen Desta Abiche Federal Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia
3.
Exercise Conducting
Officer
Exercise Director
4.
Head of Mission
Dr Ibrahim Farah
Force Commander
(FC)
Head of Political
Affairs
Head of Police
Component
Brig Gen Domitien
Kabisa
Mrs. Jihan Abdullahi
Hassan
2.
5.
6.
7.
Col Tesfaye Ayalew
Brig Solomon Etefa
Col Howida Abubaker
Mohamed
Federal Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia
Federal Democratic Republic
of Ethiopia
Federal Government of the
Somali Republic
Republic of Burundi
Federal Government of the
Somali Republic
Republic of the Sudan