28 Mar APSTA Newsletter March 2023 Edition
14th ASF Training Implementation Workshop
The 14th African Standby Force (ASF) Training Implementation Workshop (TIW) was held at Alisa Hotel in Accra, Ghana, from 30 November – 2 December 2022. The workshop was hosted by African Union (AU) Commission and the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the Royal Norwegian Government through the Training for Peace (TfP) Programme – ACCORD. The TIW brought together over 38 participants drawn from AU Commission, AU Military Staff Committee, Planning Elements (PLANELMs) of the Regional Economic Communities/ Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs), the Africa Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), Training Centers of Excellence/Institutions (TCEs/TIs), the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and strategic partners. The main purpose of the 14th ASF TIW was to take stock of the implementation of the ASF Training Directives (2021 – 2023), identifying challenges and gaps in implementing them and exploring possible ways of enhancing implementation. The TIW further provided a platform for engagement with partner institutions on the harmonization of technical support for continental and regional ASF-related training activities …