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Africa: Towards a Functioning Military Staff Committee of the AU
ISS, 25 May 2015
The African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) has been the defining project of the African Union (AU). The architecture, a set of diverse yet harmonious mechanisms for… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'Africa Must Solve Its Own Problems'
The Herald, 19 May 2015
African governments should desist from seeking military assistance from foreign powers in times of internal crisis, chairperson of the African Union Ministers of Defence and… Read more »
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Africa: AU Blames Terrorism On Foreign Millitary Interventions
New Zimbabwe, 16 May 2015
THE African Union (AU) has said it is concerned about increase in terrorist activities in the continent blaming such crises on foreign military intervention. Read more »
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Africa: AU Needs U.S $1 Billion for Continental Defence Force
New Zimbabwe, 14 May 2015
THE African Union needs about $1 billion to finance a unified continental standby force to be used in times of conflict in any of the member states. Read more »
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Africa: 'AU Must Fund Standby Force'
The Herald, 14 May 2015
African Union member states should commit themselves to funding the African Standby Force to do away with donor funds that always come with conditionalities, Head of the African… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: AU Discusses Progress of Africa Standby Force
The Herald, 12 May 2015
The 8th ordinary meeting of the African Union Ministers of Defence began here yesterday with defence, peace and security experts from the 54-member States keen to assess progress… Read more »
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Africa: Africa's Peacekeeping Force May Be On the Way
News24Wire, 12 May 2015
A continental peacekeeping force could come closer to reality, as African Union (AU) ministers of defence are meeting in Zimbabwe to review progress made in the establishment of… Read more »
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Africa: Museveni Urges On Africa Military Force
Observer, 6 May 2015
President Museveni has underscored the importance of an African standby force capable of responding to crises on the continent. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: AU Defence Ministers Meet
The Herald, 8 May 2015
The 8th ordinary meeting of the African Union Ministers of Defence, Peace and Security takes place in Victoria Falls next week to assess the progress made in the operationalisation… Read more »
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Rwanda: Gen Dallaire Calls for New Approach to Peacekeeping
New Times, 28 April 2015
There is need to rethink the approach to peacekeeping and give new meaning to peace operations, to ensure such missions deliver on their mandate wherever they are deployed,… Read more »
What's Happening with the African Standby Force?
The African Peace and Security Architecture, which is a set mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution, and post-conflict reconstruction and development, has taken up most of the AU's resources, energy and time in the past decade, writes the Institute for Security Studies.
InFocus
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How much longer will the African Standby Force simply continue to 'stand by' while France and others deal with Africa's crises, asks the Institute for Security Studies. Read more »
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While there is support for a rapid reaction force to intervene early in conflicts, there are considerable economic and organisational obstacles standing in the way of an AU force ... Read more »
