The Eastern Africa Fusion and Liaison Unit (EA-FLU) is a regional Intelligence sharing mechanism of the Eastern Africa Countries comprising of Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, the host.
The EA-FLU was officially launched on 23rd May 2018 in Entebbe, Uganda arising from a resolution of the 455th African Union Peace and Security Council Summit that was held on 2nd September 2014 in Nairobi – Kenya.
The Summit noted the growing threat of terrorism and trans-national organized crimes on the Continent and directed Partner States to establish action-oriented process for Intelligence sharing and security cooperation.
The EA-FLU was therefore established to coordinate exchange of actionable Intelligence, analysis and operations on the common threats in the region.