IG KANJA CHAIRS THE 12TH AFRIPOL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING IN ALGERIA, AS PRESIDENT OF AFRIPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Inspector General of the National Police Service & President of AU Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) is in Algiers, Algeria, presiding over  the 12th AFRIPOL Steering Committee meeting. Their deliberations are focused on transforming AFRIPOL Statutes,  organizational structure, and budget ahead of the next General Assembly. As President, IG Kanja chairs the AFRIPOL General Assembly, which is its supreme technical and deliberative organ with responsibility to provide leadership direction regarding Police cooperation in Africa. AFRIPOL works closely with other law enforcement agencies including INTERPOL and development partners, in pursuit of its mandate, to prevent and combat transnational organized crimes, terrorism and cybercrime.
Also present during today's opening  ceremony was the Director General of Algerian National Police- Mr. Ali Badaoui, Ag. Executive Director AFRIPOL- Amb. Jalel Chelba, AU Legal advisor -Amb. Salem Mohamed, African Chiefs of Police, Representatives of AU PAPs and HR, and Regional Chiefs of Police Cooperation. IG Kanja who is accompanied by NPS Spokesperson, Dr. Resila Onyango, AIG, arrived in Algiers yesterday for the two day meeting scheduled for Oct 29-30, 2024.