Background Globally, political violence declined in 2020, except in Africa. Terrorism and internal conflicts have been the biggest contributors to the global deterioration in peacefulness. According to the Global Peace Index 2020, a total of 97 countries recorded an upsurge in terrorist activity, while...
Introduction In commemoration of the year 2020 International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers with the theme: “Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace”, the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) convenes a virtual and physical Roundtable meeting on the theme: “Women in Peacekeeping Leadership: Experiences...
Dear Scholar,We at APSTA earnestly hope that you are keeping safe from the COVID-19 pandemic which has interrupted many global systems, particularly academic and training programmes. However, to bridge some crucial gaps in training and capacity building, our new APSTA-POTI online e-learning portal makes it...
The Ecole de Maintien de la Paix, Alioune Blondin Beye (EMPABB) Bamako Mali, which currently holds the Presidency (Chairpersonship) of the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), hosted the Work Plan 2020-2022 Development Meeting, 28-30 January 2020, in Bamako, Mali. The Director of EMPABB, Col...
From January 28-30 2020, a delegation of the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) led by the Executive Secretary Dr Oyono Cecile, attended a working session at the Ecole de Maintient de la Paix Alioune Blondin Beye (EMPABB) in Bamako. The working session which aimed...
The Event in Pictures In commemoration of the 2020 International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers with the theme: “Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace”, the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) convened a virtual and physical Roundtable meeting on Thursday 4, June 2020 at...
APSTA in consultation with AU-PSOD and in collaboration with the UNSSC invites you to join us for the closing ceremony of the E-Learning Design Training on Thursday 15th October 2020 via zoom. The event would be covered live at the APSTA Secretariat to reiterate on...
In 2019, Member Institutions (MIs) of the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), and other Training Centres of Excellence (TCEs), at various fora, registered the critical pertinence of having a forum to comprehensively take stock of lessons and experiences on Senior Mission Leadership Course (SMLC)...
Exactly 20 years ago, the UNSCR 1325 resolution was adopted. APSTA was represented at the Symposium in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325). The symposium was hosted by the Kofi Annan International Peace Training Center (KAIPTC)...
In commemoration of the year 2020 International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers with the theme: “Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace”, the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Relations (MINREX) of the Republic of Cameroon convened...
