NATO has been providing expert and training support to the African Stabilization Force (ASF) at the African Union (AU) request. Not only does it offer capacity-building support through courses and training events, but it also organizes different forms of support to improve the operational capacity of the ASF.
The ASF, which is intended to be deployed in Africa in times of crisis, is part of the AU’s efforts to develop long-term peacekeeping capabilities. This continental force could be seen as an African contribution to wider international efforts to preserve peace and security.
Expert support - On 5 September 2007, as part of NATO’s capacity-building support to the AU, the North Atlantic Council agreed to provide assistance to the AU with a study on the assessment of the operational readiness of the African Standby Force (ASF) brigades.
In addition to this initial support and at the request of the African Union, NATO has also assisted with the translation from English into Portuguese of African Standby Force documentation.
Training support- NATO has also provided specific training packages to the ASF, since 2009, in the NATO School in Oberammergau where has been hosting AU staff officers, who attend various courses, including operational planning discipline.
Joint Command Lisbon – the designated NATO HQ to implement the Alliance’s practical cooperation with the AU – has also organized certification/ evaluation training programmes for AU staff and provided military experts to assist in the evaluation and lessons learned procedures of the exercise.
At the AU’s request, NATO has also participated and supported various ASF preparatory workshops designed to develop ASF-related concepts.
NATO is also a member of the G8++ forum which brings together the group of partners supporting the AU in the area of peace and security. It includes international organizations and individual countries.
The ASF, which is intended to be deployed in Africa in times of crisis, is part of the AU’s efforts to develop long-term peacekeeping capabilities. This continental force could be seen as an African contribution to wider international efforts to preserve peace and security.
Expert support - On 5 September 2007, as part of NATO’s capacity-building support to the AU, the North Atlantic Council agreed to provide assistance to the AU with a study on the assessment of the operational readiness of the African Standby Force (ASF) brigades.
In addition to this initial support and at the request of the African Union, NATO has also assisted with the translation from English into Portuguese of African Standby Force documentation.
Training support- NATO has also provided specific training packages to the ASF, since 2009, in the NATO School in Oberammergau where has been hosting AU staff officers, who attend various courses, including operational planning discipline.
Joint Command Lisbon – the designated NATO HQ to implement the Alliance’s practical cooperation with the AU – has also organized certification/ evaluation training programmes for AU staff and provided military experts to assist in the evaluation and lessons learned procedures of the exercise.
At the AU’s request, NATO has also participated and supported various ASF preparatory workshops designed to develop ASF-related concepts.
NATO is also a member of the G8++ forum which brings together the group of partners supporting the AU in the area of peace and security. It includes international organizations and individual countries.
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