APS – May 15th, 2017.

ALGIERS-Algeria has been elected Monday chair of the African Police Cooperation Mechanism (AFRIPOL) whose first general assembly takes place on 14-16 May, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Smail Chergui announced Monday.

"The first General Assembly of AFRIPOL opened in Algiers with the election of the congressional office and Algeria was chosen to lead the AFRIPOL for a two-year term," Chergui said in a statement.
He added that the posts of 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice-Presidents returned respectively to Uganda, Nigeria and the Central African Republic, while the post of rapporteur was entrusted to Zambia.
Speaking of a "strong presence" of African countries and of regional and global organizations at the General Assembly of AFRIPOL, Chergui, speaking as the AU representative, welcomed the achievements Made by this Mechanism which now has a seat in Algiers.
He also highlighted the efforts of the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) to equip AFRIPOL with necessary and modern means enabling the African police to "meet the challenges of peace and security".