On 22nd September 2025, Brig (Rtd) Dr. Robert Kabage, CEO of Mashariki Research and Policy Centre (MRPC) had the honor of participating as part of the Africa Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) delegation during a high-level consultative meeting with General Cheick Fanta Mady Dembele, Head of African Union (AU) Peace Support Operations Division in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The strategic engagements held at the AU Commission Headquarters aim to strengthen regional approaches to peace and security.