The 17th African Standby Force Training Implementation Workshop (TIW) was convened by the African Union through the Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) from 1–5 December 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The Workshop reviewed the implementation status of the 2024–2026 ASF Training Directives, examined training coordination among...
The Executive Secretary of the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), Dr. Cecile Oyono Thom, led a delegation of Commandants and senior representatives from Member Institutions to the 29th Annual International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) Conference held in Vicenza, Italy. The Conference was...
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...
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...
