President of AFRIPOL- IG Koome – In Tunisia For 11th Afripol Steering Committee Meeting
Inspector General Japhet Koome addressing delegates in Tunisia
By NPSCT
Inspector General of the National Police Service Japhet Koome who is also the President of AFRIPOL General Assembly is in Tunisia for a two-day official visit, presiding over the African Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) 11th Steering Committee Meeting.
Yesterday’s meeting which comes at the backdrop of the 10th AFRIPOL Steering Committee meeting held in Nairobi last year was officially opened by the Minister of Interior for the Republic of Tunisia- H.E.M Kamel FEKI.
Other dignitaries present were General Director of National Security in Tunisia- Mr. Mourad Saidan; Director General Policia Algeria- Mr. Farid Bencheikh; Ambassador Jalel CHELBA-Ag. Executive Director AFRIPOL, AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security representative -Mr. Peter Otim; and several Police Chiefs from the African Regional Police Chiefs Organizations.
Algeria is the headquarters of AFRIPOL.
During the opening ceremony, President Koome expressed his gratitude to the Government of Tunisia for their hospitality and support in hosting the AFRIPOL Steering Committee meeting.
Similarly, the key speakers addressing the opening session reiterated the importance of AFRIPOL in championing the much needed cooperation among law enforcement agencies within Africa, to effectively combat transnational organized crimes, terrorism and cybercrime.
AFRIPOL is the AU technical institution and has the mandate to strengthen cooperation between Police agencies of the AU Member States, in the prevention and fight against organized transnational crimes, terrorism and cybercrime. In addition, the Steering Committee is AFRIPOL’s executive body responsible for implementing the decisions of the General Assembly, currently chaired by IG Koome on behalf of Kenya.
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