AJUSEN – SUPPORTING JUSTICE AND SECURITY IN NIGER
The AJUSEN project, funded by €3,998,300 from the European Union’s Emergency Trust Fund began in February 2017 and will end in December 2020. Its aim is to support the Nigerien Government in operational capacity building for its national security forces (NSF) by supporting a stronger criminal justice chain and better security networking to respond to the complex issues faced by the area (migration management, people trading and trafficking, organised crime, etc.).
The project aims to provide structure and long-lasting solutions in the areas of training, supporting and advising the security forces.
Aims
The project has three aims :
- Provide support and advice to the NSF by preparing continuous training programmes for each force.
- Fill in any gaps in staff training for NSF departments. The training provided is for all sections of the NSF including customs and Water and Forests. The range of training is varied and responds to the specific needs of each of the forces involved. Examples of training: collecting customs intelligence and preparing criminal proceedings, judicial handling of minor crimes, fighting corruption and money laundering, and organised crime investigation techniques.
- Provide support for managing borders through structuring exercises including supporting the creation of a professional training module for border officials. To make such efforts permanent, this action also includes creating a training department to deliver the module within the National School of Police.
The project in figures
4.000.000 Euros
OVERALL BUDGET
48 months
PROJECT DURATION
Chronology
Key actions in figures
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February 2017
Start of the project
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October 2017
Training in counter-terrorism investigation
22 trainees from the Central Service for the Fight Against Terrorism (SCLCT – Service Central de Lutte contre le Terrorisme) trained by the Diffa, Agadez and Ouallam branches
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November 2017
Bomb-disposal training (1)
20 SCLCT trainees trained
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November 2017
November 2017 Bomb-disposal training (2)
14 SCLCT, Gendarmerie and National Guard trainees trained
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May 2025
Criminal Investigation Police training (1)
53 trainees from the national police force (DGPN), the national guard, and the criminal investigation police (DPJ) trained in the standardisation of procedural documents
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March 2018
Criminal Investigation Police training (2/3/4)
146 Officiers et Agents de Police Judiciaire formés dans les régions de Diffa, Dosso, Tahoua, Agadez, Maradi et Zinder 146 Officers and officials from the criminal investigation police trained in the regions of Diffa, Dosso, Tahoua, Agadez, Maradi and Zinder
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June 2018
Anti-corruption and money laundering training (1)
40 trainees trained from HALCIA (High Authority against Corruption and Related Crimes), the national gendarmerie, the criminal investigation police and members of the judiciary
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September 2018
Anti-corruption and money laundering training (2)
25 HALCIA trainees trained
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November 2018
Criminal Investigation Police training (5/6/7/8)
201 Officers and officials from the criminal investigation police and 10 officers from the General Intelligence Directorate trained in the regions of Niamey, Agadez, Dosso, Diffa, Tillabery, Maradi, Zinder and Tahoua.
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February 2019
Bomb-disposal training (3)
15 SCLCT trainees trained, 3 achieved the level of bomb-disposal expert, 6 advanced bomb-disposal technician and 6 bomb-disposal operators
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December 2020
End of project
About the project
Person in charge of steering
RAFFY Lisa
Project status
Finished
Funding type
European Union
Contract type