Kabarebe was speaking yesterday in a meeting with Defence Ministers in EASF member states that took place in Kigali.
EASF is a regional inter-governmental organisation whose mandate is to enhance peace and security in the Eastern Africa region.
The meeting took place under the theme ‘Peace and Security in East African Region’
Kabarebe said that in Africa there is high proliferation of cross-border crimes including human trafficking, drug smuggling and illegal possession of firearms among others which require combined efforts to prevent and pave way for sustainable peace.
“East Africa also has challenges hampering the development including poverty, disasters, climate change and terrorism among others. I am optimistic that collective efforts would help us address them not only in the region, but also in Africa,” he said.
Kabarebe who is also the head of EASF said that the body will continue to put efforts in fighting the crimes as well as investigating the reason behind the crimes.
The Director of EASF, Dr Addillahi Omar Bouh hailed commitment and contribution of member countries in regional peace-keeping.
The meeting of Defence Ministers was preceded by that of Chiefs of Defence Staff that took place on July 26th which also followed that of Experts Working Group that took place in Kigali from 24 to 25 July 2018.
EASF member countries are Kenya, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and Rwanda.
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