An African Standby Force (EASF) meeting is underway in Kampala, with calls made to Djibouti, Comoros, and Sudan to participate.

The entities involved

• African Standby Force →

  international peace force controlled by the African Union

  Nothing else this week.

• Djibouti →

  sovereign state in Africa

  • IGAD is supporting South Sudan's peace process and elections, receiving greetings from Djibouti's President.Mon 10:09
  • Houthi actions are leading to instability in Yemen, with Saudi Arabia providing support to prevent a wider civil war.Mon 03:34
• Comoros →

  sovereign state situated on an archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa

  • Kenya is moving to remove visa requirements for Comorians, alongside calls for African economic sovereignty and AU reforms.Sat 02:07
  • Comoros claims sovereignty over Mayotte from France.Sat 02:07
• Sudan →

  country in Northeast Africa

  • Sudanese Armed Forces accuse Ethiopia of direct aggression, while Egypt is noted as SAF's biggest supporter.Mon 13:18
  • One of the three countries involved is accused of backing Tigray rebels in the north.Mon 13:18

Related events

• IGAD, chaired by Djibouti, called for coordinated diplomacy involving the UN, AU, and LAS, urging a ceasefire in Sudan.Sep 18
• A political gathering took place in Addis Ababa involving key figures to discuss the ongoing crisis in Sudan.Aug 25
• Ethiopia handed over land in Mojo town to Djibouti and represented its interests in the regional corridor project.Aug 2
• A training was held in Uganda involving several IGAD member states, including Sudan and South Sudan.Aug 28