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AFRIPOL carries out a variety of activities to strengthen its network and support member countries in the fight against various type of crimes. 

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The Peace and Security Department (PSD) of the Commission of the African Union (AU) provides support to efforts aimed at promoting peace, security and stability on the continent.

 

Mandate:
The mandate of the PSD is to support the Peace and Security Council in carrying out its responsibilities as provided for under the protocol relating to the establishment of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC). The other aspect of the mandate of the PSD is to support the Commission in its activities, which are aimed at supporting the promotion of peace, security and stability in Africa.

 

Objectives:

  • Implementation of the Common African Defence and Security Policy (CADSP) - click here to view the document;
  • Operationalization of the Continental Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) as articulated by the Protocol relating to the establishment of the AU PSC, including the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS) and the African Standby Force (ASF);
  • Support to efforts to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts;
  • Promotion of programmes for the structural prevention of conflicts, including through the implementation of the AU Border Programme (AUBP);
    Implementation of the AU’s Policy Framework on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD); and
  • Coordination, harmonization and promotion of peace and security programmes in Africa, including with the Regional Economic Communities (RECs)/Regional Mechanisms (RMs) for conflict prevention, management and resolution, the United Nations (UN) and other relevant international organisations (IOs) and partners.

Membership of AFRIPOL is open to all Intelligence and Security Services of African countries

 

Algeria
Algeria 
Angola
Angola 
Benin
Benin 
Botswana
Botswana 
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso 
Burundi
Burundi 
Cameroon
Cameroon 
Cape Verde
Cape Verde 
CAR
C.A.R. 
Chad
Chad 
Comoros
Comoros 
Congo, D.R.
Congo, D.R. 
Congo, Republic of,
Congo, Republic of, 
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire 
Djibouti
Djibouti 
Egypt
Egypt 
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea 
Eritrea
Eritrea 
Ethiopia
Ethiopia 
Gabon
Gabon 
Gambia
Gambia 
Ghana
Ghana 
 Guinea
Guinea 
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau 
Kenya
Kenya 
Lesotho
Lesotho 
Liberia
Liberia 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Libya 
Madagascar
Madagascar 
Malawi
Malawi 
Mali
Mali 
Mauritania
Mauritania 
Mauritius
Mauritius 
Morroco       
Morocco   
 Mozambique
Mozambique 
Namibia
Namibia 
Niger
Niger 
Nigeria
Nigeria 
Rwanda
Rwanda 
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome & Principe 
Senegal
Senegal 
Seychelles
Seychelles 
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone 
Somalia
Somalia 
South Africa
South Africa 
Sudan
Sudan 
Swaziland
Swaziland 
Tanzania
Tanzania 
 Togo
Togo 
Tunisia
Tunisia 
Uganda
Uganda 
 Western Sahara
Western Sahara 
Zambia
Zambia 
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe 
Nullam venenatis

Find essential documents and meeting records. Given that policing forms a fundamental domain of state sovereignty, AFRIPOL's cross-border activities can only be possible if the Organization acts as a subject of international law.