Rwanda National Police (RNP) and Namibian Police Force have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost and enhance cooperation in law enforcement fields.
The pact was signed on November 3 by the Inspector General of RNP, (IGP) Emmanuel K. Gasana and his Namibian counterpart Lt. Gen. Sebastian Ndeitunga.
This was on the sidelines of the 84th Interpol General Assembly that started on November 2, 2015 in Kigali.
The agreement will formalize their cooperation against cross-border crimes such as cybercrimes, narcotics and human trafficking, terrorism and tracking of criminal fugitives among others.
Gasana commended Namibia for the partnership gesture, noting that instant action will follow the signing through joint planning, coordination and execution of join operations against crime.
“We will walk the talk to ensure that this milestone in our cooperation comes to fruition. There is a lot that both of our police forces can achieve by learning best practices and homegrown solutions from each other, to ensure the safety and security of our people we are mandated to protect,” Gasana said.
Lt. Gen. Ndeitunga said that the two friendly forces will share relevant information and expertise through joint operations and training, pointing out the
Isange One Stop Centre as one of the unique initiative that the Namibian police is eager to copy from Rwanda.
“Isange One Stop Centre is one of RNP’s great achievements. It is a unique home grownd solution that needs to be domesticated by African countries according to their own situations as regards combating gender-based violence,” he said.
Isange, which currently operates in 17 hospitals across the country offers free medical, legal and psycho-socio services to victims of gender based violence and child abuse.
“On top of that, we shall also focus on exchanging students and expertise in different fields of policing, so that we can together overcome persistent challenges in community safety and security.”
Cooperation is one of the RNP’s main focus in pursuit for collective security in face of evolving security challenges backed by technological development.
RNP has therefore signed MoUs with countries like Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Qatar and Turkey, among others and an active member of regional and international policing organizations to team up against cross-border crimes.