Afripol

AFRIPOL
Law enforcement organization overview
Formed2017
JurisdictionAfrican Union
Headquarters
MottoEnhancing African Police Cooperation
Law enforcement organization executive
  • Algeria Director General Jalel Chelba, Executive Director
Parent department
African Union Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, African Union
Key document
  • Statute of the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL)
Websiteafripol.peaceau.org/en/ Edit this at Wikidata
Map
Afripol is located in Africa
Algiers
Algiers
Afripol (Africa)

The African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation, commonly referred to as AFRIPOL, is a continental police organization established to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement agencies of African Union (AU) member states.

The project to establish Afripol was launched in 2013, and the organization began operations in 2017. Algeria was chosen as its headquarters. All 55 countries joined the organization. The legal framework is established by The Algiers Declaration of 2014 and the AFRIPOL Statute of 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Interpol and Afripol crack down on terror financing across Africa". Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Statute of the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL)" (PDF). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "African Police Organisation 'Afripol' launched in Algeria". Middle East Monitor. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  5. ↑ "Member states". AFRIPOL. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  6. ↑ Uljanov, Sergej (2022-01-01). "The African Police Cooperation Organization (AFRIPOL)". International Organizations. doi:10.18485/IIPE_IOSCW.2022.2.CH16.