ACOTA provides extensive field training for African peacekeepers plus staff training and exercises for battalion, brigade, and multinational force headquarters personnel. ACOTA also provides equipment for African PSO peacekeeper training.
The decision by a partner nation to deploy ACOTA-trained troops is a sovereign national decision, but ACOTA training and equipment helps partners to make that decision. An ACOTA partner’s participation in a PSO normally falls under a mandate from the United Nations, the African Union (AU), or a regional organization such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). See glossary of terms.
