DECISION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AFRICAN UNION
MECHANISM FOR POLICE COOPERATION - AFRIPOL
Doc. EX.CL/831(XXV) Annex
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the report of the Commission on the follow-up to the provisions of the declaration adopted by the 7th meeting of the Specialized Technical Committee on Defence, Security and Safety (STCDSS) regarding the proposed African Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL), as endorsed by Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.491(XXII);
2. WELCOMES the convening of the African Conference of Directors and Inspectors General of police on AFRIPOL, held in Algiers, Algeria, from 10 to 11 February 2014, pursuant to the Declaration of the 7th meeting of the STCDSS and as follow-up to the earlier meetings bringing together African police institutions;
3. ENDORSES the Algiers Declaration on the establishment of the African Mechanism for Police Cooperation - AFRIPOL;
4. REQUESTS the Commission:
i) to follow-up on all the aspects of the Declaration, in particular those relating to the statute and study the financial, structural, legal and other implications of the establishment of AFRIPOL, as well as its funding;
ii) To submit to it a progress report on steps taken and challenges encountered at its next ordinary session in January 2015.