On  the 25th of April, AFRIPOL Executive Director Dr. Tarek A. Sharif briefed the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) in Addis Ababa. The Executive Director in his brief to the PSC highlighted the nature of the threat of transnational organized crime and terrorism on the African continent. Also, he updated the Council on …

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The AFRIPOL Secretariat hosted and organized the Fourth Induction Training of the AFRIPOL National Liaison Offices (NLOs), held from 26-27 June 2019 in Algiers, Algeria. The training targeted seven (6) Member States of the African Union, they include the following: Chad, Gabon, Liberia, Morocco, Tanzania and Republic of Congo. The main objective of the training …

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AFRIPOL Secretariat organized a consultative meeting between the President of the AFRIPOL General Assembly and Chairs of the Regional Police Chiefs, on 21st July 2019 in Algiers, Algeria. The meeting was attended by the President of AFRIPOL General Assembly, Zambia(SARPCCO), Sudan (EAPCCO), Congo (CAPCCO), Niger(WAPCCO), Libya (NARC), AU Commissioner for Peace and Security and the …

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AFRIPOL Secretariat organized a Workshop on Risk Analysis and Cross-Border Crime, 10 – 12 September 2019, Algiers, Algeria As part of the efforts to build and strengthen the capacities of the police agencies of the Member States, and enhance cooperation among them in preventing and countering transnational organized crime and terrorism, AFRIPOL Secretariat organized jointly …

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AFRIPOL Concludes its 5th Steering Committee Meeting, 1 Oct 2019 The 5th Meeting of the Steering Committee of AFRIPOL was held in Algiers, Algeria, on 1 October 2019. The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Ounissi Khelifa, President of the AFRIPOL General Assembly, and Chairperson of the Steering Committee. The meeting was attended by all the …

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AFRIPOL Concludes its 3rd General Assembly The 3rd General Assembly of AFRIPOL was held in Algiers, Algeria, from 2-3 October 2019, in accordance with Article 15 of the AFRIPOL Statute. The General Assembly is the supreme technical and deliberative organ of AFRIPOL, with the responsibility to provide leadership direction regarding police cooperation in Africa. The …

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The 5th Induction Training for Heads of AFRIPOL National Liaison Offices, 24-25 November 2019, Algiers-Algeria The AFRIPOL Secretariat organized the Fifth Induction Training for the Heads of AFRIPOL National Liaison Offices (NLOs), from 24-25 November 2019, at the AFRIPOL Headquarters in Algiers, Algeria. The training targeted Six (6) African Union Member States, they include the …

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The African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) Holds the First Meeting of the Heads of its National Liaison Offices Algiers, Algeria – 28 November 2019: The African Union Mechanism for police cooperation (AFRIPOL) Secretariat held the first meeting for the Heads of its National Liaison Offices, in Algiers, Algeria, from 26-28 November 2019. The …

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The African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) Holds the First Coordination meeting with RECs/RMs Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 4 December 2019: The African Union Mechanism for police cooperation (AFRIPOL) Secretariat held the first coordination meeting with the RECs/RMs, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 3-4 December 2019. The meeting was the first of its kind, …

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25th March, SIX MEETING OF THE AFRIPOL STEERING COMMITTEE, ALGIERS, ALGERIA