Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

Angola: Over 300 Police Officers Attend Peacekeeping Course

1 July 2009

Luanda — At least 320 police officers of the Angolan National Police, among them 49 women, participate since Wednesday in Luanda on a course of operations to assist peacekeeping mission in Southern Africa region.

The 45-day course is being attended by officers who will make part of SADC Forces, to the training "dolphin" to take place under the aegis of member States of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) next September in South Africa.

Addressing the act, the Angolan Commissioner, Manuel Jacinto Van-Dúnem, adviser to the General Commander of the National Police for interchange area, considered extremely important the holding of this training activity in the country, particularly to police force.

The officer stated that the participation of Angolan officers in mission of this dimension proves that Angolan National Police is committed in searching for peaceful solutions and takes part in activities that support and promote peace worldwide.

The Southern African Development Community integrates respectively Angola, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Tanzania, Lesotho, Botswana, Mauritius, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia and Swaziland.

Tagged: Angola, Central Africa, Conflict, Legal Affairs, Peacekeeping, Southern Africa

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