The EIFORCES campus in Awaé enjoyed a special afternoon with two important visits on its premises. As early as 2.15 p.m., the Geographical Information Officer at the Directorate for Security and Defence Cooperation of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs was received by the Director General of EIFORCES. From the exchanges between Brigadier
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Such was the essence of the recommendations made at the international colloquium recently organised by EIFORCES, through its Research and Documentation Centre, on the theme: “Interaction between Actors in the Management of Humanitarian Crises in Africa: Collaboration or Competition”?, thanks to special funding from the President of the Republic of Cameroon. Held during two days
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On 24 September 2021, the Director General of EIFORCES, Brigadier General BITOTE André Patrice, presided, on behalf of Mr. BETI ASSOMO Joseph, Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Chair of the EIFORCES Board of Directors, over at the EIFORCES campus in Awaé, the joint closing ceremony of the 3rd session of Director
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Sumptuousness and solemnity were the order of the day on June 25, 2021 at the EIFORCES Awaé campus, on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the 2nd Security Unit Commanders’ Course, organized by EIFORCES with the support of France. In his closing remarks, Mr. ETOGA Galax, Secretary of State to the Minister of Defence
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The Director of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC), Mr. Anselme YABOURI, visited EIFORCES on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, to initiate discussions with the top management on a possible partnership between the two institutions. During an audience he was granted by the Commissioner, Deputy Director General, Dr. Cécile OYONO-THOM,
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On behalf of the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Chair of EIFORCES Board of Directors, the Director General of EIFORCES, Brigadier General André Patrice BITOTE, inaugurated a 32-bed dormitory at the Awaé campus, on Thursday, 15 April 2021. The dormitory was built thanks to funding from the Japanese Government, under the
Read More...The Diet has approved the provision of USD 300,000 to EIFORCES by the Japanese Government, through the United Nations Development Programme. This confirms the announcement made on 22 January by Brigadier General André Patrice Bitoté, Director General of EIFORCES, during the closing ceremony of the training seminar on Protection of Civilians recently organised with the
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On 11 January 2020, a training seminar on the Protection of Civilians in Peace Support Operations was launched at the EIFORCES AWAE campus, as part of the EIFORCES-Japan cooperation, through the UNDP. Among the 35 participants at this seminar, are 25 auditors from the 7th EIFORCES Higher Degree of Security Studies (BESS 7) (from Cameroon,
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Day two agenda for BESS 7 domestic study mission was strongly influenced by Defence and Security. Visiting the Second Gendarmerie Region, the 2nd Joint Military Region, the Regional Delegation for National Security and the Littoral Gendarmerie Legion offered BESS 7 auditors the opportunity gain a functional insight into the combining of the Defence Forces
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Training the Formed Police Units (FPUs) trainers to meet UN standards was the backdrop to the eight-week course that ended on 4 December 2020 at the EIFORCES Awaé campus. Organised with the assistance of the Integrated Training Service of the United Nations Department of Peace Operations and the operational support of Cameroon and France, this
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