African Standby Force

Map of the partitioning of RECs and RMs of the ASF

The African Standby Force (ASF) (French: Force africaine en attente)[1] is an international, continental African, and multidisciplinary peacekeeping force with military, police and civilian contingents that acts under the direction of the African Union. The ASF is to be deployed in times of crisis in Africa.[2] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, serves as the Force's Headquarters. Douala, Cameroon, was selected in 2011 as the site of the AU's Continental Logistics Base (LOGBASE).[3]

In 2003, a 2010 operational date for the force was set,[4] and subsequently missed.

  1. ^ http://www.operationspaix.net/53-details-lexique-force-africaine-en-attente.html [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Protocol relating to the establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union" (PDF). peaceau.org. African Union. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Decision on the report of the fifth ordinary session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Defence, Security and Safety" (PDF). peaceau.org. African Union. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ^ Stephen Burgess, The African Standby Force, Subregional Commands, and African Militaries Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Air War College