ASF

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ASF is the acronym for the African Standby Force, a continental, multidisciplinary peacekeeping and rapid-deployment force established by the African Union to respond to conflicts and crises in Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rapid deployment force
regional peacekeeping force
abbreviation ASF NERFINISHED
activity capacity building
joint military exercises
training exercises
approvedBy African Union Assembly NERFINISHED
African Union Peace and Security Council NERFINISHED
characteristic multidisciplinary
component civilian component
military component
police component
continent Africa
controlledBy African Union Peace and Security Council NERFINISHED
deploymentScope within Africa
deploymentType rapid deployment
established early 2000s
founder African Union NERFINISHED
goal African-led solutions to African conflicts
headquarters Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
headquartersCountry Ethiopia NERFINISHED
language Arabic
English
French
Portuguese
other African Union official languages
legalBasis Article 13 of the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union
Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union NERFINISHED
mandateSource African Union Peace and Security Council resolutions NERFINISHED
United Nations Security Council resolutions NERFINISHED
memberStates African Union member states NERFINISHED
parentOrganization African Union NERFINISHED
planningBody African Union Commission NERFINISHED
African Union Peace Support Operations Division NERFINISHED
purpose conflict prevention
crisis management
peace enforcement
peacekeeping
post-conflict stabilization
regionalBrigade East African Standby Force NERFINISHED
Economic Community of Central African States Standby Force NERFINISHED
Economic Community of West African States Standby Force NERFINISHED
North African Regional Standby Brigade NERFINISHED
Southern African Development Community Standby Force NERFINISHED
regionStructure five regional standby brigades
relatedConcept African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises NERFINISHED
African Peace and Security Architecture NERFINISHED
scope continental
standsFor African Standby Force NERFINISHED
targetOperationalDate 2010

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