Launching this week of the second course for the year 2015 of “Reform of the Security Sector” (RSS – level 1), training financed by Japan which we warmly thank here once again. There are 25 trainees, mainly from Mali, but also from Niger, Burkina, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and […]
It was on Friday May 22, 2015 that two training sessions related to Collective Security were completed in Bamako. In fact, two DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration) and RSS (Security Sector Reform) internships have been funded over the last two weeks by Japan and were particularly aimed at Malian personnel involved in […]
It is today, May 30, that the "Fundamental Knowledge on Peace Support Operations" course was completed by the Bamako EMP for the benefit of the 36th Promotion of the Koulikouro Combined Arms Military School, about sixty kilometers from the Malian capital. Indeed, the 63 Student Officers of Active (EOA) including 11 […]
As part of the capacity building of training centers in Mali, the Peacekeeping School organized, from May 18 to 29, 2015 in Faladiè, a training course of "Command Post of a Battalion in Support Operation in Peace ”for the benefit of the officers of the staff diploma of […]
The government of Japan sent, from June 15 to 19, Mr. Hiroshige FUJII, Japanese expert within the EMP to deliver the courses: "Advancement of gender issues in human rights and humanitarian" and "Based violence. on Gender in Conflict and International Criminal Justice ”. […]
Closing with great fanfare on Friday, July 10, 2015 of the second "Gender Post-Conflict" (GPC) course of 2015. 28 trainees received their certificates from the hands of the 1st Counselor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Mali . Needless to say, we are very proud to have succeeded, for the very first time in Bamako, in bringing […]
Inauguration this morning July 13, 2015 of the workshop “Electoral Assistance in the PSOs” in Bamako. For eight days, various experts, from the Malian administration as well as the UNDP or civil society, supported by permanent instructors from the school, will validate the content of a future "Electoral Assistance" course that the EMP intends to drive quite quickly […]
From Monday 03 to Friday 07 August 2015, 28 participants from 13 countries of the continent discovered the fundamentals of peacekeeping at the EMP in Bamako. This was the course "Fundamental Knowledge of Peacekeeping Operations" whose goal was to familiarize learners with […]
The third “United Nations Police Pre-deployment” training course (UNPOL 2015-3) has just ended in Bamako. Conducted from August 03 to 21, 2015 by the Police Component of the school, it aimed to train and prepare participants for the specificities of Police missions in Support Operations […]
Like last year, an EMP Mobile Training Team is currently in Oudong, Cambodia. Located on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, the “National Center for Peacekeeping Forces Management, Mines and Explosive Remnants of War Clearance” (NPMEC) is responsible for training future Blue Helmets from Cambodia and countries […]
A group of African experts and instructors from the school has just met in Bamako in order to define the outline of a possible future course. The theme of the workshop was quite ambitious: “Mass Disasters and PSOs”. Directly inspired by the consequences of the EBOLA pandemic experienced recently by the sub-region and the measures taken […]
Beginning this week at the EMP of the 3rd CIMIC internship of the year. It was with pleasure that we saw the arrival of 25 trainees from all over the continent to follow what is probably one of the most complete courses among all those delivered by the school. Indeed, whatever the role of humanitarian actors, […]
Closing today of the very first intramural course "Command Post of a United Nations Battalion" (PC-BAT) for the year 2015. Wanted and supported by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, this tactical training brought together 25 French-speaking officers from nine countries in the ECOWAS region. Intended primarily to familiarize military trainees with the missions and operation of a unit […]
Beginning this morning in Bamako of a new course of "Command Post of a United Nations Battalion", which takes place within our walls from August 31 to September 18, 2015. This new promotion follows the course which took place completed at the end of last week. Funded by France, it also accommodates 26 officers who […]
Visit this evening in our walls of Madame Mbaranga GASARABWE, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for MINUSMA and head of the UNDP in Mali. The Resident Coordinator gave us the pleasure of coming back to the EMP, after a few years of absence from Mali. She said she was happy with the way the school had negotiated the […]
It is a beautiful end of training ceremony which has just ended in Bamako. It presented a double peculiarity compared to what is usually practiced in our walls. First of all, it was raining heavily on the city and everyone had their good dose of raindrops, guests […]
A group of African experts and instructors from the school has just met in Bamako in order to define the outline of a possible future course. The theme of the workshop was quite ambitious: “Mass Disasters and PSOs”. Directly inspired by the consequences of the EBOLA pandemic experienced recently by the sub-region and the measures taken […]
Meeting this morning at the school of a "Pedagogical Council". Placed under the leadership of the Director of Studies-Doctrine, it aimed to validate the content and progress of the future "Disaster Risk Management" (GRC) course that the EMP wishes to set up quickly. The speakers were all able to appreciate the extent and the quality of the work accomplished […]
Closing at the moment of the two training courses hosted this week in our walls, the course "Human Rights 2015-3" and the course "Basic Knowledge of OSP 2015-4". The traditional certificate award ceremony took place in an atmosphere that was both attentive but also good-natured, accompanied by a few hard-hitting “triplets” at the right times. At […]
Major opening this morning at the amphitheater of the Alioune Blondin Bèye Peacekeeping School: this is one of the first times that the school has simultaneously hosted three courses armed only by its instructors. To the “United Nations Police” (funded by Germany) and “Human Rights in Peace Support Operations (PSO)” (funded by […]
Opening yesterday morning of a new “Human Rights 5-2015” course in Bamako. There too, the male and female trainees, civilians and in uniform from all over the continent, will have to face the requirements of the "Process of codification of standards relating to human rights", but also to the "Introduction to the rights of women and violence […]
As announced yesterday, the Peacekeeping School "Alioune Blondi Bèye" is receiving a large delegation of Malian journalists this week to provide them with comprehensive training on "Fundamental Knowledge on Peace Support Operations" (CONNFOND PSO). Indeed, the school offered to invite 76 men and women from the media […]
End of internship today, within the walls of the school, for 90 students including 76 Malian journalists. After having worked on the springs of the PSOs, the latter recognized, through the words of their representative, having greatly benefited from this course "Basic Knowledge of the PSOs" tailor-made for their attention. The “Rights of […]
Inauguration this morning of an activity housed within the walls of the school, the workshop “Gender and the Security Sector in Mali”. Organized by the DCAF (the Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, an international Foundation based in Geneva and a very active partner of the school), this workshop aims above all to bring […]
The new promotion "UN CIMIC 2015-4" has just taken off for two weeks of work within our walls. With 25 French-speaking and English-speaking trainees, the new course is in good spirits despite the heavy rain that has been falling on Bamako these days. Note that, among the trainees, there is also a host of […]
The 5th "Basic Knowledge of PSOs" course of the year has arrived: since Monday morning, 25 trainees (including Permanent Instructors) have taken over the school to develop their knowledge of the principles that govern Peace Support Operations on the planet, at the invitation of the Republic of Mali, which we warmly thank here. We […]
It is a very new kind of activity that the school has just carried out in Mali. Indeed, at the request of the authorities and after a proposal from your favorite school, a mobile team of instructors moved last week in the west of the country to the town of Kayes, located not far from the border with Senegal. . […]
Start of the week on a high note at the EMP with the arrival of the 2015-3 “Post-Conflict Gender” course. With around twenty trainees from nine countries, half of them women, this two-week training course responds to a wish of our excellent Batavian partner who wanted, through the modules taught, to emphasize […]
Visit this morning in the walls of the school of the new United States Ambassador to Mali. Accompanied by his training experts, the Ambassador was treated to a traditional presentation of our activities and our way of operating, as well as an in-situ meeting with the various courses in progress. During his visit, he demonstrated […]
Return to Bamako of 2 Permanent Instructors (IP) these days, after two weeks of training in Europe. Indeed, our two IPs, including a woman, joined the "Training Center of the German Armed Forces for the United Nations" to follow a military observer course "MILOBS". This training, generously offered by the Bundeswehr (the military […]
Triple closing of internships with panache a few minutes ago in Bamako. Indeed, it was the end of schooling for the "Gender Post-Conflict 03-2015", "United Nations Police 05-2015" and "UN Battalion Command Post 03-2015" promotions. Started three weeks ago for the military and two weeks for the others, these actions […]
fter the terrorist attack on the Radisson-Blu hotel last Friday, November 20 in Bamako, the school resumed its "almost" normal life this morning, with the continuation of the PC-BAT course and the start of another “Gender Post Conflict” course, both funded by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Particular atmosphere however, Mali being placed in […]
Beginning yesterday morning, November 23, 2015, of the 4th “Gender Post-Conflict” (GPC) course of the year in Bamako. 26 trainees from all over the continent (Burkina, Benin, Burundi, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Togo, DRC, Niger, Cameroon, Senegal, Equatorial Guinea and Mali) therefore found themselves in classroom n°1 under the leadership of of the Head of Component […]
That's it, the African Standby Force (FAA, ASF in English) is being set up. This ambitious organization led by the African Union aims to create, develop and deploy the security tools necessary for the prevention of crises and the management of conflicts on the continent, i.e. to ensure "the [...]
From 22 to 29 November 2015, exploratory visit by the Director General and a delegation from the school to the People's Republic of China (PRC). The aim was to strengthen existing ties of friendship and benefit from Chinese know-how in the field of PSOs. Thus, for five days, the two peacekeeping centers of the Army […]
While the second week of the internship at the EMP Alioune Blondin Beye ends and the interns are now practicing, here is the traditional photo around the DE and DAE. Good luck to our trainees for the final stretch.
This Monday August 22, two courses have just started. They will bring together some 50 trainees for several weeks. On the one hand, the EMP organizes the military observers DEU III (MILOBS DEU III) course for three weeks and on the other hand the EMP hosts the CMR (civil-military relations within the framework of the OSP) course for two weeks. This last one is […]
From September 05 to 09, the EMPABB hosted a DPE internship (Child Law and Protection in Peace Support Operations). This internship brought together 24 interns of 15 different nationalities mainly from the sub-region but also from Ethiopia, but also from Europe with Germany belonging to all the components of a […]
From August 22 to September 9, took place the MILOBS III course (military observers III) funded by Germany. 25 trainees, 20 soldiers and 5 gendarmes were thus able to prepare for the function of military observer as part of a peace support operation. Among them were 2 women. The trainees […]
Today ended two internships, DPE and MILOBS, funded by Germany. We take this opportunity to thank our generous donor. It was an opportunity for the course directors to say a little word of sending for the return to the country and of encouragement for those who will be able to put into practice the know-how acquired at EMPABB. It was […]
On September 02, the closing of the CMR course (Civil-Military Relations in Peace Operations) was held in the presence of the Director General of the school, Brigadier General Moussa Sinko COULIBLY and Colonel Peter Jan Walter Fredriksson, Commander from the International Center of the Swedish Armed Forces: SWEDINT This ceremony ends two intensive days […]
From February 15 to 19, a working group took place with the objective of creating a course to upgrade the procedures of a battalion CP. This WG brought together in the walls of the EMPABB instructors from EUTM, the Joint Force of the G5 Sahel, FAMa, French Elements of Senegal […]
The internship took place in Benin, in Cana, from January 22 to March 1, 2018. The Alioune Blondin BEYE Peacekeeping School in Bamako (EMAPBB) and the United Nations Institute for Research and Training ( UNITAR) organized a series of Constituted Police Units (FPU) training sessions for the benefit of the forces […]
The Peacekeeping School has just changed tenants. Its outgoing CEO was alienated from the contributors of the institution, who did not hesitate to write to the supervision of the place. Cheick Fantamadi Dembélé, who arrived at the head of the structure in June 2018, was fired. At the last Council of Ministers, he […]
Latin American collaboration of a former permanent instructor of EMPABB The feeling of belonging to our school of peacekeeping transcends latitudes and the limits of time. In this case, we highlight the publication of an article on EMP, written by Colonel Alejandro García, of the Argentine Republic, who worked at the Institute in […]