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Training for police officers In Benin  DCAF brought together senior police officers from Benin’s École Nationale Supérieure de Police for four days of training on security sector governance and reform in Cotonou. Participants explored how democratic oversight, accountability and good governance principles tailored to Benin’s own SSG/R architecture make policing more effective and more trusted. The pilot module, part of a 10-month qualification that leads to the highest ranks of the Republican Police, put good governance at the heart of how Benin’s future police leaders are trained. 12 Nov 2026

  • Training for police officers In Benin 

    DCAF brought together senior police officers from Benin’s École Nationale Supérieure de Police for four days of training on security sector governance and reform in Cotonou. Participants explored how democratic oversight, accountability and good governance principles tailored to Benin’s own SSG/R architecture make policing more effective and more trusted. The pilot module, part of a 10-month qualification that leads to the highest ranks of the Republican Police, put good governance at the heart of how Benin’s future police leaders are trained.

    12 Nov 2026

Training on corruption in the defence sector in Ukraine DCAF co-organized a training in Kyiv on “Detecting and exposing corruption in the defence sector – practices, tools and interagency cooperation”, with support from NATO. The event brought together representatives of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, Armed Forces and other defence institutions. Contributions from National Agency on Corruption Prevention, National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the National Police focused on effective information exchange, institutional responsibilities and cooperation between defence institutions and law enforcement agencies. 10 Nov 2026

  • Training on corruption in the defence sector in Ukraine

    DCAF co-organized a training in Kyiv on “Detecting and exposing corruption in the defence sector – practices, tools and interagency cooperation”, with support from NATO. The event brought together representatives of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, Armed Forces and other defence institutions. Contributions from National Agency on Corruption Prevention, National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine and the National Police focused on effective information exchange, institutional responsibilities and cooperation between defence institutions and law enforcement agencies.

    10 Nov 2026

Advancing security governance in West Africa DCAF Deputy Director Béatrice Godefroy visited Abidjan to engage with national, regional and international partners and take stock of DCAF’s work in the Côte d'Ivoire and the Gulfof Guinea region. During meetings with representatives of the African Development Bank Group, the National Assembly, the Armed Forces, the Centre Régional de Sécurité Maritime de l’Afrique de l’Ouest and diplomatic representatives, discussions focused on opportunities to strengthen security sector governance, resilience and regional stability. 05 Nov 2026

  • Advancing security governance in West Africa

    DCAF Deputy Director Béatrice Godefroy visited Abidjan to engage with national, regional and international partners and take stock of DCAF’s work in the Côte d'Ivoire and the Gulfof Guinea region. During meetings with representatives of the African Development Bank Group, the National Assembly, the Armed Forces, the Centre Régional de Sécurité Maritime de l’Afrique de l’Ouest and diplomatic representatives, discussions focused on opportunities to strengthen security sector governance, resilience and regional stability.

    05 Nov 2026

Memorandum of Understanding with Morocco DCAF signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morocco’s public prosecutors office in Rabat. The signature of this MoU reflects the longstanding partnership between DCAF and Morocco’s public prosecutors office and demonstrates the mutual commitment to further deepen our collaboration for the coming years. It will be focused on building capacities of magistrates on judicial oversight practices in line with Morocco’s overall national penal policy and international normative frameworks.  03 Nov 2026

  • Memorandum of Understanding with Morocco

    DCAF signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Morocco’s public prosecutors office in Rabat. The signature of this MoU reflects the longstanding partnership between DCAF and Morocco’s public prosecutors office and demonstrates the mutual commitment to further deepen our collaboration for the coming years. It will be focused on building capacities of magistrates on judicial oversight practices in line with Morocco’s overall national penal policy and international normative frameworks. 

    03 Nov 2026

Launch of the Yemeni Code of Honour On 29 October at the United Nations in Geneva, DCAF convened around 100 Yemeni tribal leaders to launch the Code of Honour for the protection of civilians in Yemen. Signed so far by nearly 5,000 tribal leaders, rooted in tribal customs and international humanitarian principles, the Code aims to reduce civilian harm, establish shared conduct standards across conflict lines, and build trust, accountability and confidence. Developed by Yemenis through DCAF-supported dialogues since early 2024, it is supported by Switzerland and the Netherlands. 29 Oct 2026

  • Launch of the Yemeni Code of Honour

    On 29 October at the United Nations in Geneva, DCAF convened around 100 Yemeni tribal leaders to launch the Code of Honour for the protection of civilians in Yemen. Signed so far by nearly 5,000 tribal leaders, rooted in tribal customs and international humanitarian principles, the Code aims to reduce civilian harm, establish shared conduct standards across conflict lines, and build trust, accountability and confidence. Developed by Yemenis through DCAF-supported dialogues since early 2024, it is supported by Switzerland and the Netherlands.

    29 Oct 2026

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