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The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), formerly Eastern Africa Standby Brigade (EASBRIG), is one of the five regional forces for Peace Support Operations (PSOs) of the African Standby Force, consisting of a military, police and civilian component. EASF constitutes the regional operational arm of the peacekeeping elements of the African Peace and Security Architecture, put in place by the 2002 Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union.〔http://www.peaceau.org/uploads/psc-protocol-en.pdf (03/03/2014)〕〔http://www.easfcom.org/index.php/about-easf/history-and-background/21-about-us (03/03/2014)〕 As of March 2014, EASF is composed of ten member states: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda. Since April 2013, the Republic of South Sudan has the status of an observer and, according to EASF, is expected to become a full member shortly.〔 In June 2014, Somali Prime Minister Ahmed recommitted Somalia to the force during an African Union summit in Equatorial Guinea. A follow-up meeting on troop contributions from the EASF's member nations is slated for August of the year. ==Evolution of EASF== The predecessor of EASF, EASBRIG, was formed on September 10, 2004 through a Policy Framework between the member states, following the decision of the Summit of the African Union (AU) held in July of the same year in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On April 11, 2005, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between EASBRIG member states, which provided for three components : a Planning Element, Brigade Headquarters and Logistics Base.〔 A decision of the Eastern Africa Council of Ministers of Defense and Security of March 30, 2007 directed the change of the name of the institution from a Brigade into a Force (EASF) in line with a continental directive of the AU Council of Ministers of Defense and Security. It further established a Coordination Mechanism (EASFCOM), enlarging the number of EASF components to four.〔 In order to reflect these changes and the multidimensionality of the Force, a revised MoU and Policy Framework were signed in January 2011.〔 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) constitutes the legal framework for EASF. It also outlines the mode of establishment and management of the Force as well as the principles which guide the Force and the other Organs of EASF.〔EASF (2011): Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eastern Africa Standby Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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