The African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) successfully held its Board of Directors and Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 30th January 2025, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. This took place at the Hilton Hotel in Yaoundé. The meeting was officially opened by His Excellency ETOGA GALAX YVES...
Today, as we commemorate the International Day of Peace, the African Union (AU) reaffirms its commitment to advancing peace, security and stability in Africa. Particularly so when this year’s event is also being celebrated against the drop of intractable terrorism, insurgency and armed conflicts where...
The African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), was honoured to welcome the Chairperson of APSTA, Col. Souleymane SANGARE and his team from EMPABB-Mali from Wednesday 24th July to Thursday 25th July 2024. He was accompanied by Col. Sissoko DRISSA and Miss. Madina Badian KOUYATE...
The African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), received a delegation from the Daillaire Institute on Friday 19th July 2024 at the Secretariat in Yaoundé-Cameroon. The delegation was led by Major General (Rtd) Ferdinand Safari, Director of the African Centre of Excellence (ACOE) Kigali, Rwanda of...
A. Introduction 1. The ASF Training Directives (2021 - 2023) provide guidance for ASF/PSO training and capability enhancement for the period 2021 - 2023. They are anchored on the AU PSO Doctrine (2021), the 2019 Assessment Report on the Implementation of the 2018 - 2020 ASF...
A. Introduction 1. 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...
Conference Theme The theme for the conference was "Peace Operations in the digital Era; Opportunities and challenges for the Global Training Community" Keynote Address The Keynote Speech was delivered by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, USG DPO (Recorded Speech via zoom). Over 42 special dignitaries and speakers made presentations on various...
Background The ASF Training Policy and ASF Training Standards were developed in November 2006, on the basis of the Policy Framework for the Establishment of the ASF and Military Staff Committee (2003) and the ASF Doctrine (2006), to provide guidelines for the AU/RECs/RMs in the planning,...
The International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) conducts its 26th Annual Conference at the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT, close to the capital Dhaka) between 31 October and 4 November 2022. The overall conference theme in 2022 is : “Peace Operations in the...
The African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) in collaboration with Peace Operations Training Institute (POTI) offers a free E-Learning on Peace Support, Security and Humanitarian Relief Operations. The courses include : An Introduction to the UN System and Its Role in International Peace and SecurityDisarmament, Demobilization,...
