28 Jun APSTA Newsletter June 2023 Edition
International Workshop on Countering the Financing of Terrorism In Africa
The African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), organized an international workshop on: « Countering the financing of terrorism in West and Central Africa » on 1st and 2nd June, 2023. APSTA is a Pan-African Association mandated to harmonize and standardize Peace Support Operations training. The Association thus contributes to strengthening the capacities of actors to respond effectively to peace and security challenges in a dynamic African strategic environment. This constant reinforcement of capacities guarantees the efficiency of peace support operations under the aegis of the African Union. The Yaoundé workshop is a high-level scientific and professional meeting, whose objective was to equip participants with best practice on countering the financing of terrorism in Africa, and raise awareness on the instruments, mechanisms as well as global and sectoral challenges against response. The participants are high-level actors and stakeholders on countering terrorism financing, drawn from various related sectors, particularly the defence and security sector, peace and security training institutions and centres, as well as practitioners and academics working on countering the financing of terrorism. The international workshop comprised an opening ceremony …