EUTM MALI
EUTM Mali constitutes the military pillar of the EU strategy in Mali, which includes other fields such as political and humanitarian development. The mission was born in 2013 to respond to the need to strengthen the capabilities of the Malian Armed Forces, with the ultimate result being self-sustaining armed forces capable of contributing to the defense of their population and territory.
EUTM Mali was the first engagement of Eurocorps for the European Union. Around 70 key personnel under the leadership of Brigadier General Pfrengle deployed to Mali at the end of June 2015 and took over the command of the mission. This was the starting point for many more rotations in Mali and the Central African Republic and laid the foundation for a privileged cooperation between Eurocorps and the EUMS. Two more six-month rotations followed in 2021, during which EUROCORPS provided the Mission Force Commanders as well as key multinational staff, Advisor Group and Training Task Force leadership.
With more than a thousand soldiers from up to 26 nations, EUTM Mali was the most important military mission of the European Union to date.
EUTM RCA
European Union Training Mission in Central African Republic (EUTM- RCA) was launched on 16 July 2016 on a request of the Central African Government. The main objective of the mission is to support the build-up of a modernized, effective, credible, ethnically balanced and democratically accountable FACA (Central African Armed Forces) very similar to Mali.
EUROCORPS provided the first three rotations of the new EUTM RCA. With around 70 key personnel under the leadership of a brigadier general, the EUROCORPS was, in a sense, the mission’s midwife.
Since September 2021, Eurocorps has again assumed responsibility for 2 rotations in EUTM RCA. Due to the local, political and military conditions, in particular the problematic influence of the Russian support group WAGNER, the mission is extremely demanding.
EUTM MALI
EUTM Mali constitutes the military pillar of the EU strategy in Mali, which includes other fields such as political and humanitarian development. The mission was born in 2013 to respond to the need to strengthen the capabilities of the Malian Armed Forces, with the ultimate result being self-sustaining armed forces capable of contributing to the defense of their population and territory.
EUTM Mali was the first engagement of Eurocorps for the European Union. Around 70 key personnel under the leadership of Brigadier General Pfrengle deployed to Mali at the end of June 2015 and took over the command of the mission. This was the starting point for many more rotations in Mali and the Central African Republic and laid the foundation for a privileged cooperation between Eurocorps and the EUMS. Two more six-month rotations followed in 2021, during which EUROCORPS provided the Mission Force Commanders as well as key multinational staff, Advisor Group and Training Task Force leadership.
With more than a thousand soldiers from up to 26 nations, EUTM Mali was the most important military mission of the European Union to date.
EUTM RCA
European Union Training Mission in Central African Republic (EUTM- RCA) was launched on 16 July 2016 on a request of the Central African Government. The main objective of the mission is to support the build-up of a modernized, effective, credible, ethnically balanced and democratically accountable FACA (Central African Armed Forces) very similar to Mali.
EUROCORPS provided the first three rotations of the new EUTM RCA. With around 70 key personnel under the leadership of a brigadier general, the EUROCORPS was, in a sense, the mission’s midwife.
Since September 2021, Eurocorps has again assumed responsibility for 2 rotations in EUTM RCA. Due to the local, political and military conditions, in particular the problematic influence of the Russian support group WAGNER, the mission is extremely demanding.
