AU Peace and Security Council briefed on African Standby Force

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has been briefed by the Commission on the African Standby Force and its Rapid Deployment Capability (ASF-RDC) and the African Capacity for the Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC).

The Council took note of the Progress Report of the Commission to the Peace and Security Council on the African Standby Force and its Rapid Deployment Capability (ASF-RDC) and the African Capacity for the Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC), the Council said in a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com.

The Council also took note of the statements made by the Chairs and Representatives of the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs), namely the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), North African Regional Capability (NARC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC), it indicated.

The release further said that the Council agreed to convene, as soon as possible, a meeting with the RECs/RMs, with a view to taking the appropriate decisions on the way forward.

The Council requested the Commission to invite the Chief Executives of the RECs/RMs to present at these meeting detailed reports on the status of the ASF-RDC in their respective regions, requesting that the Commission submits a supplementary report on the relationship between the ASF and ACIRC, it added.

By Pamela Ofori-Boateng