Tag: Standby force
Ceremonial start for SADC regional logistics depot
A ceremonial “ground breaking” in mid-December marked commencement of construction on a regional logistics depot (RLD) for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Standby...
ECOWAS Standby Force activated after Niger coup
In the wake of the coup d’état in Niger, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is “immediately activating its Standby Force with...
Thousand plus SA soldiers for Mozambique, DA claims
The intelligence apparatus of the Democratic Alliance (DA) claims there are 1 495 South African soldiers earmarked for deployment in northern Mozambique. This comes...
No SA boots on the ground in Mozambique, but pledges made
South Africa has not yet deployed troops to Mozambique as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) stabilisation force, but pledges have been...
SADC thumbs-up for military force to Mozambique
An as yet unknown number of soldiers and other military personnel from an unknown number of Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries will be...
China to help with SADC regional logistics depot
China will support the Southern African Development Community (SADC) with construction of a regional logistics depot in Botswana for the bloc's standby...
SADC to get a regional logistics depot for its standby force
Indications are work will start this year on construction of a regional logistics depot in Botswana for the Southern African Development Community's...
SADC Special Forces conference in Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is, according to a report from Zimbabwe, moving closer to establishing its own standby force.
An SADC...
African Standby Force to be operational by 2015
African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui, has urged member states to ensure its African Standby Force (ASF) is fully...
