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This report, compiled by the Institute for Security Studies and funded by the Canadian Government, provides the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) with a survey of peacekeeping training efforts across nine African countries. It identifies a critical lack of common doctrine and standardised training, recommending that the OAU establish a Pan-African policy and a dedicated civilian-military advisory capacity to coordinate peace support operations.

• There is an urgent need for the OAU to develop a common Pan-African policy, guidelines, and doctrine for peace operations to provide conceptual clarity for member states. The report notes that current training is often fragmented, with differences in tactical doctrine between Francophone and Anglophone countries causing issues in operations such as ECOMOG.
• The OAU is recommended to establish a combined civilian-military advisory and coordinating capacity within or near the Conflict Management Division. This structure would be responsible for formulating policies, securing military units and equipment, developing operational plans for multifunctional operations, and coordinating with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO).
• African countries face significant logistical challenges in peacekeeping, leading to recommendations for the establishment of a UN logistics base in Africa and the pre-positioning of equipment in regional bases to ensure inter-operability and reduce the financial burden on troop-contributing nations.
• The survey found that while command and staff colleges in several countries share some commonality in their peacekeeping packages, there is far less consistency in background training for lower-level personnel and pre-deployment training, which remains mission-specific.
• The report suggests the creation of 'regional centres of excellence' for peacekeeping training to optimize scarce resources. For example, the Zimbabwe Staff College has already been designated by the UN as such a centre for training commanders and staff officers in Southern Africa.
• There is a noted deficiency in dedicated civilian training for peace operations, such as for human rights monitors and election observers, as most national training efforts remain overwhelmingly military-focused.
• The report recommends that the OAU convene an annual intra-African seminar for military, research, and non-governmental institutions to share lessons learned and inventory existing training capabilities across the continent.

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@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudiesnduntitled, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{Untitled Document}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/Mono17.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }