Rabat officially opens permanent headquarters of the Association of African Prosecutors

On Tuesday in Rabat, Hicham Balaoui, president of the Public Ministry, led the official opening ceremony of the permanent headquarters of the Association of African Prosecutors.

The King’s prosecutor general at the Court of Cassation and head of the Public Ministry was joined by Renson Ingonga, the Kenyan president of the Association of African Prosecutors. Balaoui holds the position of secretary general for the association.

During the event, both parties signed the agreement to permanently transfer the association’s seat from the Republic of Mozambique to the Kingdom of Morocco.

Attendees unanimously highlighted the Kingdom’s prominent role on the African continent under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, as well as “the trust placed in its judicial institutions by various African professional and judicial bodies.”

The ceremony was attended by Mohamed Abdennabaoui, deputy president of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, Abdelatif Amrani, the kingdom’s general treasurer, and several other senior judicial officials.

According to the association, this meeting reflects Morocco’s ongoing commitment to strengthening African judicial cooperation and reinforcing coordination mechanisms among the judicial institutions of African nations.

In Rabat, members of the Executive Committee adopted the association’s work agenda, reviewed proposed amendments to its statutes, and discussed the matter of annual membership fees.

In his opening address, Hicham Balaoui stressed “the importance of enhancing cooperation between various police services and African prosecution offices, as well as sharing experiences and best practices in combating different forms of crime, particularly transnational organized crime, corruption, human trafficking, and cybercrime.”

To conclude, participants also praised the leading role of the Association of African Prosecutors in strengthening professional cooperation ties among its members. They emphasized the significance of this structure as an institutional framework for dialogue, coordination, and joint action to address the challenges facing criminal justice across the continent.

With the establishment of the Association of African Prosecutors’ permanent headquarters in Rabat, Morocco reinforces its position in continental judicial cooperation. This inauguration also gives a new institutional dimension to exchanges between African prosecution offices, against a backdrop of rising transnational crime.