From Sudan and South Sudan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Africa’s peace and security landscape has become ...

The government of Kenya will remain committed to diplomatic, humanitarian, and technical support in Sudan, guided by our long ...

In his election campaigns for the African Union's (AU) top job, new AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said he would advocate for significant reforms to AU crisis responses. These reforms ...

Likewise, the AU has started a review of the African Standby Force (ASF), which was declared fully operational in 2016. The force is a key mechanism for rapidly deploying peace support operations and ...

In his election campaigns for the African Union’s (AU) top job, new AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Youssouf said he would advocate for significant reforms to AU crisis responses. These reforms ...

and the African Standby Force (ASF). Similarly, regional bodies including Ecowas in West Africa, Igad in the Horn of Africa, SADC in Southern Africa and EAC in the Eastern Africa have made ...

The force is among the five continental African and multi-disciplinary Standby Forces which draws its membership not only from the military and police, but also from civilians. EASF is among the ...

03/27/2025 March 27, 2025 West Africa's regional bloc, ECOWAS, has introduced a standby force that could serve as a regional shield, ready to respond to crises. But what does this really mean for ...

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has activated its standby force to combat terrorism in the sub-region. The regional body had in October last year, hinted at the ...