President Of AFRIPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Visits AFRIPOL Secretariat


AFRIPOL Headquarters
AFRIPOL Headquarters
2nd Steering Committee AFRIPOL ISPA

The Second Steering Committee of INTERPOL Support Programme for the African Union in relation to AFRIPOL (ISPA) has been organized on 28th February 2022, in Algiers at AFRIPOL Headquarters. Decision was made to improve the legal framework and Data protection rules for AFRIPOL and focus on joint operation for disruption of criminal networks.
- A pan-African police operation jointly coordinated by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL has identified hundreds of suspects and resulted in seizures of more than 12 million illicit health products. Press release.
- Four (4) Spektor devices for criminal digital forensic have been provided to AFRIPOL. Six (6) experts from National Police Forces will be trained on the utilization of this technology.
ABOUT AFRIPOL
The African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) is established as a technical institution of the African Union (AU) for police cooperation among Member States.
AFRIPOL functions on the following principles:
- Respect for democratic rule, human rights, the rule of law and good governance in accordance with the Constitutive Act, the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other relevant instruments;
- Respect of the Police Ethics, the principles of neutrality, sovereignty, integrity and the presumption of innocence;

Recruitment of seconded officers
AFRIPOL was established as an independent mechanism for Police Cooperation for Member States of the African Union.
Today marks the end of Dr. Tarek A. Sharif's mandate as #AFRIPOL Executive Director. The #AFRIPOL team wishes to convey their sincere thanks... to Dr. Sharif accomplishment with #AFRIPOL and the contribution he made to the AU over the past 17 years of his service.
🔴. وزير الخارجية @Algeria_MFA الجزائري @Lamamra_dz يستقبل المدير التنفيذي لآلية ... التعاون الشرطي افريبول @AfripolA
⤵️ https://twitter.com/Lamamra_dz/status/1531718844120764416
Thank you Dr. Tarek for your brilliant service at the helm of AFRIPOL and I wish you every success in your future endeavors.Algeria will continue to support the mandate of this important panafrican institution and all AU mechanisms spearheading African common action in all areas.
🔴 Le Ministre des Affaires Etrangères et de la Communauté Nationale à l’étranger🇩🇿 @Lamamra_dz ,a reçu aujourd’hui le ... Directeur Exécutif d'@AfripolA, Dr Tarek Sharif, venu lui rendre une visite d'adieu à l'occasion de sa fin de mission.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3m6SV0V
@UNODC MENA Regional Rep., Ms. @CristinaAlbert4 met with Dr. Tarek Sharif Exec. Director @AfripolA & discussed potential collaboration ... & partnership in law enforcement cooperation to counter organized crimes incl. cybercrime, human trafficking & migrant smuggling.
@_AfricanUnion
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