
Via CRTV
The African Standby Force (ASF) continental logistics base located in Douala, Cameroon, was inaugurated Friday by Prime Minister Philemon Yang. It consists of structures located near the Douala Air Base (BASA) base which ceded ten hectares of the national military facility. The facilities include 32 administrative offices, a meeting room, a squadron building, a consortium of operational means and many other military equipment and materials. According to Yang, “this infrastructure will support African troops waiting for rapid deployment in a specific area in times of crisis.” “Advanced technology” facilities should allow the African Union to be less dependent on the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations in its humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, he said.
Read more here