Criminals beware, Interpol is wiring up Africa: Ibrahim Seaga Shaw went to interview the first African-American (in fact the first American of any colour) secretary general of Interpol, Roland Kenneth Noble, at the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France. He reports on how Interpol is wiring up Africa to its new ultra-modern communication system to combat African and international crime.

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Criminals beware, Interpol is wiring up Africa: Ibrahim Seaga Shaw went to interview the first African-American (in fact the first American of any colour) secretary general of Interpol, Roland Kenneth Noble, at the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, France. He reports on how Interpol is wiring up Africa to its new ultra-modern communication system to combat African and international crime.

Interpol is the largest international police organisation in the world. Set up in 1923 to facilitate cross-border criminal police co-operation, the organisation today has 181 members spread over five continents. It supports and assists all organisations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.

Interpol's priority areas are public safety and terrorism, criminal organisations, drug-related crimes, financial and hightech crime, trafficking in human beings, and fugitive investigation support.

There are over 200 Interpol liaison offices throughout the world. The majority of these are known as National Central Bureaux (NCBs). An NCB is the national hub for international co-operation against crime. It is financed and maintained by the a...

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