The role and place of the African Standby Force within the African Peace and Security Architecture

The document assesses the African Standby Force (ASF) within the African Union's peace and security framework, concluding that the ASF's operational capabilities and contribution to managing complex conflicts will remain modest in the short to medium term due to logistical and financial constraints.

• The African Standby Force (ASF) is unlikely to have reached its projected operational capabilities by 2010 because it will not achieve optimal logistical, technical, organizational, and financial capabilities in the short term.
• Due to its current limitations, the ASF's ability to contribute to effective conflict management and resolution, especially in large and complex crises, is expected to be modest in the short to medium term.

APA

Dersso, S. A. (n.d.). The role and place of the African Standby Force within the African Peace and Security Architecture. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/papers/the-role-and-place-of-the-african-standby-force-within-the-african-peace-and-security-architecture

Chicago

Dersso, Solomon A. The role and place of the African Standby Force within the African Peace and Security Architecture. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/papers/the-role-and-place-of-the-african-standby-force-within-the-african-peace-and-security-architecture.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{derssondrole, author = {Dersso, Solomon A.}, title = {{The role and place of the African Standby Force within the African Peace and Security Architecture}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/papers/the-role-and-place-of-the-african-standby-force-within-the-african-peace-and-security-architecture}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }