Prior to 1995
Emergence and Recognition of Concept of Peace Support Training Centres
1995
The International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) is founded in Canada as an open and voluntary association of training centres and institutions
1998
A number of African military officers participated in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the IAPTC in Malta and conceived the idea for an African Chapter
2001
The African delegates to the 2001 AGM of the IAPTC proposed to create an African Chapter of the IAPTC in order to sharpen the debate on peacekeeping training in Africa
2002
The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) jointly organized an African Chapter of IAPTC meeting on 12 October 2002
2006
His Excellency General A. A. Abubakar, former Head of State, Federal Republic of Nigeria, accepted to serve as the first APSTA Honorary Patron
2010 - 2011
Management Committee is instituted for effective decision-making and supervision of the work of the Secretariat and the Association ; APSTA delinks from ISS and establishes an independent Secretariat domiciled in Nairobi Kenya ; Draft Constitution and Strategic Plan 2010 - 2013.
2013
Annual Conference and General Meeting are instituted as membership expands across the five regions of Africa ; APSTA adopts a standing policy to seek diplomatic status at the 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 9th September 2013.
2014
APSTA’s initial membership included members of the African Chapter of IAPTC, as well as other PSO-related training institutions across Africa; Member Institutions as then were : 1. African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), South Africa ; 2. African Civilian Response Capacity for Peace Support Operations (AFDEM), Zimbabwe ; 3. Cairo Regional Centre for Training on Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping in Africa (CCCPA), Egypt ; 4. Environmental Aid Nigeria (EAN), Nigeria ; 5. Impact for Development and Change (IMPACT), Nigeria ; 6. International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC), Kenya ; 7. Institute for Security Studies (ISS), South Africa ; 8. Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), Tanzania ; 9. Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Ethiopia ; 10. Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Ghana ; 11. Legion Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD), Ghana ; 12. École de Maintien de la Paix Alioune Blondin BEYE (EMPABB), Mali ; 13. Malawi Peace Support Operations Training Centre ; 14. National Defence College of Nigeria (NDC), Nigeria ; 15. Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership & Peacekeeping Centre (MLAILPKC) ; Nigeria; formerly the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre (NAPKC) ; 16. Peace Mission Training Centre (PMTC), South Africa ; 17. SADC Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre (SADC-RPTC), Zimbabwe ; 18. Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), South Africa ; 19. L’École International des Forces de Sécurité (EIFORCES), Cameroon ; 20. Peace Support Operations Training (PSOTC), Malawi ; 21. Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA, Rwanda) ; 22. SADC Regional Peacekeeping Training Centre (RPTC), Zimbabwe.
2017
Transition period commenced, ushering in the relocation of the permanent Secretariat from Nairobi Kenya to Yaoundé Cameroon with diplomatic status
2017 - 2019
African Union supported the Secretariat’s transition to an international organization with diplomatic status in Cameroon
2019
The Association confirms its acceptance of the Government of Cameroon’s offer and established its independent executive Secretariat in Yaoundé Cameroon
2020
The independent executive Secretariat is permanently domiciled in Quartier Golf, Bastos Yaoundé, Cameroon with staff from Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana
2021
Transitioned Secretariat records two (2) years of significant impart through programmes and activities in support of AU Commission, Member Institutions, partners and national governments