Security experts will discuss border threats at World Border Security Congress 2017The European Union has launched a programme to support border security in North Africa and the Sahel region. This is an important recognition of the fact that despite being the other side of the Mediterranean, North African nations are the EU’s immediate neighbours and therefore vital partners in securing EU’s borders and security. Increasing threat to border securityInstability in Middle Eastern, sub-Saharan, and North African nations such as Mali, Libya, and Syria pose a major threat to their North African neighbours and by implication, to the rest of the world. Experts, policy makers, and practitioners from around the world will gather in Morocco to discuss the issues at the 2017 World Border Security Congress, the first to be held in North Africa. Current speaker announcementsRear Admiral Enrico Credendino, Commander, EU Naval Force MediterraneanPeter Nilsson, Project Manager, Border Police Division, AIRPOLMichael Gaul, Senior Advisor in NATO’s Emerging Security Challenges DivisionTeresa Hardy, Head of Carrier Delivery, Border Force, UKLieutenant-General Vasyl Servatiuk, The First Deputy Head, State Border Guard Service of UkraineWorld Border Security Congress will be held in Casablanca, Morocco 21-23 March, 2017.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 05, 2016 14:08 UTC