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The African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) successfully convened the Sixth Meeting of the Heads of National Liaison Offices (NLOs) in Algiers, Algeria, from 2 to 4 December 2025. Organized in line with Article 11 of the AFRIPOL Statute. The meeting was attended by m more than forty AU Member States delegates, alongside representatives from AU-CTC, the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS), the AU Office of the Legal Counsel (OLC), China and INTERPOL.

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, today received H.E. Ms. Reem Alabali-Radovan, Germany’s Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Their meeting reaffirmed the strong AU–Germany partnership and underscored the need to further deepen strategic cooperation in support of Africa’s development priorities.

At the opening of the African #Energy Efficiency Ministerial Conference at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this morning, the Chairperson of the AU Commission H.E. @ymahmoudali underscored Africa’s deep energy paradox: a continent rich in resources where 600M people lack electricity and 900M still rely on biomass. He called for urgent action to overcome the triple dilemma of energy security, affordability, and regional connectivity.