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Afripol

The African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation, commonly referred to as AFRIPOL, is a continental police organization established to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement agencies of African Union (AU) member states. The project to establish Afripol was launched in 2013, and the organization began operations in 2017. Algeria was chosen as its headquarters. All 55 countries joined the organization. The legal framework is established by The Algiers Declaration of 2014 and the AFRIPOL Statute of 2017.

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The African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation, commonly referred to as AFRIPOL, is a continental police organization established to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement agencies of African Union (AU) member states. The project to establish Afripol was launched in 2013, and the organization began operations in 2017. Algeria was chosen as its headquarters. All 55 countries joined the organization. The legal framework is established by The Algiers Declaration of 2014 and the AFRIPOL Statute of 2017.

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  1. date of establishment: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369766820

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