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...
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...
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...
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,...
A round table discussion aimed at setting the agenda for the year's activities including foreign relations, protocols and support mechanisms. Fruitful deliberations to clarify task and directives. A task force consisting of four, represented MINREX. A critical look at the 2021 activities were analyzed during...
Colloquium in pictures ...
The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), on Thursday, graduated 30 officers in a course on the prevention of the recruitment and use of children as soldiers in armed conflicts. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the training was in...
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...
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...
