African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance
- African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance
The African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program, formerly the African Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI), is a United States program to train military trainers and equip African national militaries to conduct peace support operations and humanitarian relief.
The ACOTA program, which succeeded ACRI in 2004, aims to increase the capabilities of African militaries in areas such as human rights, interaction with civil society, international law, military staff skills, and small unit operations. Over 40,000 African soldiers will be trained in peacekeeping over five years. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/07/20050708-3.html] The African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance program has a record of supporting African militaries that have afterwards participated in peacekeeping or peace support activities in the continent. The program is funded by the US Department of State peacekeeping operations account. [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2003/22237.htm]
Beneficiary countries
*Benin
*Côte d’Ivoire
*Ghana
*Kenya
*Malawi
*Mali
*Senegal
*Uganda
References
"This article incorporates public domain text from US government websites."
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/dod/acri.htm GlobalSecurity.org]
* [http://www.pentagon.mil/news/Apr1998/n04141998_9804141.html U.S.-Trained African Forces Tool for Peace] , Linda D. Kozaryn, American Forces Information Service
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