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The AFRIPOL Steering Committee meeting is taking place in Tunisia, and was officially opened by the Minister of Interior for the Republic of Tunisia- H.E.M Kamel FEKI who affirmed the keenness to ensure the success of this important event, that gathered the leadership of AFRIPOL. At the opening ceremony, President of AFRIPOL Mr. Japhet Koome …

11th MEETING OF THE AFRIPOL STEERING COMMITTEE 03-04 MAY 2023, TUNIS, TUNISIA Read More »

AFRIPOL and INTERPOL will hold the 4th Steering Committee meeting of ISPA (INTERPOL Support Programme for the African Union in relation to AFRIPOL) virtually on 27th April 2023. This virtual meeting will be an opportunity to review and asses the partnership programs and activities and to discuss the second phase of this programme.

AFRIPOL, in collaboration with the German Federal Police, organized a training of trainers on document fraud in Accra, Ghana. The training brought together experts and trainers from the police and immigration services of thirteen (13) member states of the AU. The main objective of this initiative is to strengthen AFRIPOL’s pool of trainers in document …

Training of Trainers: Third Session on Document Fraud in Accra, Ghana – December 5-9, 2022 Read More »

Representatives from AFRIPOL and INTERPOL conducted joint visits to INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) and AFRIPOL National Liaison Offices (NLOs) in three African regions, namely East, West, and South, along with other pertinent law enforcement agencies. This initiative was part of the ISPA program aimed at assisting AFRIPOL in establishing standard procedures for its national …

“Strengthening Cooperation Between AFRIPOL and INTERPOL in Africa: Joint Visits to NCBs and NLOs in East, West, and Southern Africa by AFRIPOL and INTERPOL Representatives.” Read More »

The 4th Training of Trainers Session on Document Fraud, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from March 13-17, 2023, was a five-day intensive program that provided practical and operational training to officials from thirteen African Union member states. The training focused on a range of issues, such as verification of travel documents, residency documents, bank cards, banknotes, …

4^th Session of the AFRIPOL Network of Excellence in Forensics/Training of Trainers on Document Fraud, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13-17 March 2023 Read More »

In order to strengthen their cooperation in the area of preventing and combatting transnational organized crime, terrorism, and cybercrime, delegations from AFRIPOL and INTERPOL met at INTERPOL Headquarters in Lyon, France from 8-15 March 2023. The meeting was an opportunity for legal experts from both institutions to examine and review the draft AFSECOM regulations with the …

AFRIPOL-INTERPOL meeting in Lyon, France,8-15 March 2023 Read More »

AFRIPOL Delegation led by ambassador Jalel Chelba paid a working visit to EAPCCO (Eastern Africa police chiefs cooperation organization), CT (Counter terrorism), CoE (Center of Excellence) in Nairobi to discuss areas of collaboration & ensure building the capacity of law enforcement officers within the Region and beyond, to help African Union Member Countries in fighting transnational …

AFRIPOL visit to EAPCCO CT CoE in Nairobi 23 Feb 2023 Read More »

AFRIPOL Delegation led by ambassador Jalel Chelba paid a working visit to IGP Kenya,H.E. Japheth Koome President of AFRIPOL General Assembly, to discuss security threats and ways of strengthening cooperation in preventing and combatting transnational organized crimes and terrorism for the 55 African Union Member States.

In order to strengthen capacities of police agencies of African Union member states on border management and cooperation in prevention and fight against cross-border crime, AFRIPOL organized planning workshop for 1st AFRIPOL’s cross-border operation, 21-22 November 2022, in Algiers. The cross-border operation workshop was attended by representatives from Member States, CAPCCO (Central African police chiefs …

The First AFRIPOL’s cross-border Operation Workshop, 21-22 November 2022, in Algiers. Read More »