Peace and Security Operations

19 Feb President Azali Assoumani of The Union of Comoros, Takes Over as The New Chairperson of The African Union (AU) For 2023

Posted at 12:46h in Peace and Security Operations

  The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected H.E Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of Comoros, as the new Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2023. The event took place today, Saturday 18 February 2023 during the...

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08 Dec African Standby Force Training Directives (2021-2023)

Posted at 14:08h in Peace and Security Operations

  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...

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07 Dec Report Of The 14^th ASF Training Implementation Workshop Of The Africa Union In Accra Ghana, From 30 Nov-2 Dec 2022

Posted at 11:18h in Conference, Peace and Security Operations, Workshops

  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...

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06 Dec Could the AU’s new lessons-learning platform make a difference?

Posted at 22:45h in Conference, Peace and Security Operations, Workshops

  A new early warning knowledge exchange could help deliver decisive responses to continental crises. The African Union (AU) Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) has launched a new platform, the Inter-Regional Knowledge Exchange (I-RECKE), on early warning and conflict prevention. It will coordinate and...

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06 Dec ACCORD joins inaugural consultation on AU CPAPS NeTT4Peace Initiative

Posted at 21:37h in Conference, Peace and Security Operations, Workshops

  A strategic long-term collaboration between the African Union Department of Political Affairs, Peace & Security (DPAPS) and Think-Tanks. The African Union Office of the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (OCPAPS), with technical support from the Training for Peace (TfP)) programme, is developing a network...

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05 Dec Report of the 26^th annual IAPTC Conference held at BIPSOT, Bangladesh from 31^st October to 4^th November 2022

Posted at 14:27h in Conference, Peace and Security Operations, Policy Dialogues, Workshops

  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...

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17 Nov Roundtable Workshop on the Review of AU – ASF Training Policy and Training Standards Nairobi Kenya 12-14 Oct 2022

Posted at 15:19h in Peace and Security Operations, Workshops

  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,...

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16 Mar US ready to help Africa find solution to possible higher food prices amid Russia-Ukraine war

Posted at 10:58h in Peace and Security Operations

  The US hosts the African Union Commission in the first high-level meeting since the Covid-19 outbreak, The country has promised to work with the continent to deal with possible food shortages and higher food prices in the coming...

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22 Feb Security Council holds emergency meeting on Ukraine: Major conflict must be ‘prevented at all costs’

Posted at 11:59h in Peace and Security Operations, Policy Dialogues

  With “great concern and sadness”, the UN political and peacebuilding chief opened an emergency Security Council meeting on Monday night on the “unfolding dangerous situation in and around Ukraine”. “The risk of major conflict is real and needs to be prevented at all costs,” Rosemary A....

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22 Feb Speech of H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat Chairperson of the African Union Commission at the Sixth Africa-European Union Summit

Posted at 11:03h in Peace and Security Operations

  Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Mr President of the Council of Europe, Madame President of the European Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen, Here we are, at last, after an ordeal, physically reunited in Brussels for the long-awaited 6th African Union-European Union Summit. There is no doubt that the warmth...

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