The African Union Commission (AUC) held the 16th African Standby Force (ASF) Training Implementation Workshop (TIW) from 28 October – 1 November 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. Hosted by the British Peace Support Team (Africa) (BPST-A), the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) and the International Peace Support Training Centre (IPSTC), the annual workshop was attended by members of the AUC, ACCORD, AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities/Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs), Training Centres of Excellence and Training Institutions (TCEs/TIs), and AU mandated operations.
With the newly published ASF Training Directives (2024-2026), the 16th ASF TIW took stock of the implementation of the Training Directives, identifying challenges and gaps in implementing them and exploring possible ways of enhancing implementation in the next Training Directives. The workshop further engaged on the current AU Peace Support Operations (PSOs) Training Policy to ensure its coherence with the current and emerging threats.
The theme of the workshop, “Leveraging Technology in Enhancing the Effectiveness of PSO Training-Opportunities and Challenges” allowed the representatives of each institute to share their experience and engagements with technologies to enhance PSOs. Noting that the RECs/RMs and TCEs/Tis, are also responsible for the development of capabilities and capacities for PSOs, the TIW platform created spaces for the sharing of best practices and lessons learned in addressing compliance issues and contemporary security threats. As usual, the TIW also provided a platform for engagement for partner institutions on the harmonization of technical support for continental and regional ASF-related training activities.
ACCORD through its Training for Peace (TfP) Programme remains committed to supporting the AU’s concerted efforts towards African peace and security.
