PSC/AHG/2(CCL) Annex 4 Page 2 Since then, the Commission has continued to make efforts towards the achievement of this objective. Among the major developments in this respect, mention should be made of the following: (i) the Command Post-Exercise AMANI Africa, conducted in Addis Ababa from 13 to 29 October 2010. The objectives of the Exercise were to rehearse AU procedures for mandate development and evaluate the capacity of the Commission to plan, deploy and manage multidimensional Peace Support Operations (PSOs); (ii) the strengthening of the Panel of the Wise, which has a key role to play, particularly in conflict prevention. The 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held in Kampala, Uganda, from 25 to 27 July 2010, endorsed the recommendations made by the Commission to enhance the capacity of the Panel to more effectively engage in operational prevention, through the establishment of a team of “Friends of the Panel of the Wise” [Assembly/AU/Dec.310(XV)]; (iii) the initiation, by the Commission, of the steps required towards the establishment of AU Liaison Offices to the Regional Economic Communities/Regional Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (RECs/RMs), as provided for by the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Area of Peace and Security between the AU and the RECs/RMs. So far, 7 RECs/RMs have established Liaison Offices to the AU. The Commission conducted a study earlier this year, and intends to start the implementation process in April 2011; and (iv) the conduct, as part of the Africa-European Union (EU) partnership, of an assessment study on the APSA to review progress made and the challenges ahead. On the basis of the assessment, the AU and the RECs/RMs, as well as the EU, have agreed on an indicative roadmap that would serve as a basis for further support by the EU, within the framework of the Africa Peace Facility (APF), and by other partners. 6. Efforts have continued to be made with respect to the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS). Most of the technical requirements having been put in place, emphasis is now on the recruitment of the required human resources to enhance the analytical capability of the Commission. 7. The full operationalization of the APSA requires that the Commission substantially enhance its human resources. As part of the ongoing restructuring exercise of the Commission, proposals have been made in this respect. In reviewing these proposals, it is important that Member States keep in mind the commitment made by the Assembly in Tripoli. More generally, it is necessary to enhance the capacity of the Peace and Security Department through delegation of administrative and financial authority to enable it deal with the flexibility and speed required with the conflict and