the DCSD are part of a global framework that aims to maintain peace, uphold the Rule of law and Human Rights, and to ensure internal security and stability for their partners in a relationship based on equality. Thus, the DCSD participates in supporting structural reforms of the armed and security forces of partner countries, provides advice and high-level expertise through its cooperating and concentrates most of its activities on the training of personnel of the requesting country frames. In addition, many technical and language training is provided in international training centers of peacekeeping, national schools with a regional focus (ENVR) or different French military schools. 17 ENVR and other training centers provide sixty programs, from general or technic military training law enforcement to demining operations or fight against maritime insecurity. With a worldwide application's field, the DCSD is mainly engaged in Africa, including sub -Saharan where 70% of its actions take place. Francophony, shared history but also the challenges that this region are facing explain the priority which is given to cooperation activities lead in Africa. France intends in this way to participate in the consolidation of African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and the African capacity to participate in peacekeeping (RECAMP). Actors of the DCSD To implement its training and advice actions, the DCSD has about 350 cooperation volunteers (military, gendarmes, police and firefighters)posted to the French embassies' defense attached or Homeland Security in 56 beneficiary countries, or line item within major sub-regional organizations (ECCAS, ECOWAS, EASFCOM, IOC ...). So, nearly 130 partner countries and international organizations benefit from French co-operation activities of security and defense. At headquarters, which stay at 57, boulevard des Invalides in Paris, sixty people work for the definition of operations management. It is a complete interministerial collaboration, including diplomats but also policemen, gendarmes and officers. They are divided into offices and sub-directions following: Sub-Saharan Africa; World; Multilateral and sectoral issues; Means; Conferences and agreements; Overflights and naval stops. The DCSD works closely with the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of the Interior (through the Department for International Cooperation) and Staff armies (all three charged of Operational Cooperation) and addresses security issues with a comprehensive approach. DCSD's relations with its occidental partners are building first through the European Union, but also in collaboration with some third states (United States, Canada, Japan Brazil). Its efforts naturally intended to be carried out in synergy with those made