G.I.Z Reinforces Police Efficiency

A meeting to establish projects in this light began yesterday between police officials and GIZ experts.

Historically, it is said Cameroon is a country of stability and peace.

However, increasing destabilisation in Cameroon’s neighbouring countries such as Nigeria and Central African Republic has drastically changed the security environment of the country.

It is within this backdrop that the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) yesterday, April 12, 2016, began discussing with senior police officials in Yaounde on projects that will support Cameroon’s Police Force in improving the services of its training institutions as well as in the construction of border post and training of border police.

While speaking to the press, the Technical Adviser at GIZ Central Africa Regional Office in Yaounde, Dr Georgia B Jettinger, said for two-days, they will seek ways to establish a programme on the digital human resource management of police staff as well as strengthening the capacities of criminal police experts.

Within the partnership, GIZ between now and 2018 will reinforce the capacity of police staff while carrying out other projects.

She explained that such projects are being carried out by GIZ in other countries in the region and with current security situation in Cameroon; GIZ cannot be lukewarm in setting-up a partnership with actors in the security sector in the country.

The Inspector General at the General Delegation for National Security, Jean Marie Mvogo, said one of the major problems expressed by the Delegate General for National Security is that of reinforcing the capacity of his personnel so as to meet up with security challenges and to modernise the management of its human resources.

He lauded the cooperation between GIZ and the Delegation of National Security, which he said is out to improve police structures in Cameroon.

The objective of the partnership between GIZ and Cameroon Police force is to enable Cameroonian Police assure security in four domains: border security, forensics, human resource and training.