Terrorism and organized crime threats are the main issues being addressed at the 24th Interpol African regional conference, which opened Tuesday in Kigali (Rwanda) with the participation of high ranking police officials from several African countries, including Morocco. The North African Kingdom is represented in this Interpol regional gathering by Mohamed Dkhissi, Director of Judicial Police at the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and Chief of Interpol Bureau in Morocco. “All continents are facing growing threats of organized crime and terrorism”, said Rwandan Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente in his opening address. We need much stronger regional and international cooperation”, stressed the Prime minister. For his part, Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock underlined the conference’s role in strengthening regional and international police cooperation to serve better Africa’s security needs.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 06, 2019 14:48 UTC