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IOM AFRICAN CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRE
2019 ANNUAL REPORT (Report 2018 plus Outlook 2019)
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Table of Contents
Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
2018 Snapshot ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Capacity-building in migration and border management ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Cross-border cooperation between West African States ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Enhancing Migration Management through Capacity-building on Integrated Border Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Enhancing Security through improved Border and Immigration Management ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Building Capacity of Law Enforcement Officers on Counter Trafficking and Counter Migrant Smuggling ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Enhancing States’ capacity in Document Examination and Border Management ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Labour Mobility, Health and Border Management .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Assessments at Borders .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
PEPMII Mobile App ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14
2018 Publications and External Contributions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Migration Management Partnerships ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
IOM ACBC in 2019 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
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We are pleased to present the 2019 Report of the IOM’s African Capacity Building Centre (ACBC) for migration and border management. This report aims to
showcase how concretely ACBC has supported and promoted good migration governance and management by building and enhancing the capacities of border and
immigration officials across the African continent over the last year; it further looks forward, identifying opportunities and challenges lying ahead in 2019.
Every year ACBC organizes a wide range of targeted and specific training and capacity building activities. Within these various trainings, IOM always highlights a
number of underlying key concepts: the human rights of migrants; the need for well-managed safe, orderly and regular migration; the need to be aware of
vulnerabilities among specific migrant groups; and the great importance of the gender dimension for good migration and border management.
We continue to live in an age of unprecedented continental and global mobility. While these movements are partially the result of disasters, conflicts and other
negative push-factors, we are convinced that safe, orderly and regular migration can be positive and beneficial for all when well managed. Well managed migration is
arguably also a necessary condition for sound socio-economic development and growth. Good migration governance and management aim at ensuring that humane,
safe, orderly, regular migration benefits migrants individually, as well as societies by contributing to growing wealth and stability in host countries, countries of origin
and transit states.
In this report, you will learn more about concrete ACBC interventions and technical assistance delivered across the African continent in 2018 – from Dakar to Dar
es Salaam and from Cape Town to Cairo! ACBC focused on providing technical assistance and trainings notably in the technical field of immigration and border
management. Over the coming years, ACBC’s objective is to further strengthen its by now well-established training and capacity-building programmes in this technical
field, while at the same trying to broaden its thematic coverage and expertise notably to increased activities in labor migration and migration health areas.
In response to requests from interested States, ACBC will continue to conduct its activities consistent with – and in support of – the African Union’s and Regional
Economic Communities’ strategic priorities in the field of migration and mobility.
We would like to thank IOM’s Member States, development partners and donors for their support and their confidence in the ACBC, whose success depends largely
on their close cooperation. We would particularly like to place on record thanks to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Tanzania Regional
Immigration Training Academy (TRITA) for hosting the Centre in the beautiful city of Moshi – we sincerely recommend a visit to Moshi at the foothills of Mount
Kilimanjaro! We look forward to continued and strengthened partnerships over the years to come.
Dar Es Salam/Geneva, May 2019
Dr. Qasim Sufi, Chief of Mission IOM Tanzania; Co-Supervisor of the ACBC
Florian G. Forster, Head of the Immigration and Border Management (IBM) Division in IOM HQ / Geneva; Co-Supervisor of the ACBC
Foreword
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2018 Snapshot
35 Activities in 2018
25 Trainings
2 Study visits
6 Consultations
2 Technical meetings related to TRIP
5,853 officials from 51 different African states trained since 2009!
11%
44%
11%
4%
11%
4%
15%Integrated Border Management
ID Management, Security DocFraud Detection
Transnational Organized Crime
Search & Rescue
Migrant Smuggling & HumanTrafficking
Labour Mobility
Migration Management and Admin
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Capacity Building in Border and Migration Management incorporates the development and implementation of migration policies, strategies, border and
migration management assessments, trainings and training tools, as well as the IOM border management information system (MIDAS).
CAPACITY-BUILDING IN MIGRATION AND BORDER MANAGEMENT
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Guinean Police and Customs officers conduct study tour to Tanzania
Photo 1 IOM and the Guinean Delegation meeting with the Tanzanian Immigration Service Department.
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (United Republic of). February 2018.
A delegation of Guinean Police and Customs officers, accompanied by IOM
Guinea Conakry representatives, carried out a study tour to the United
Republic of Tanzania under the framework of the Japanese-funded project
“Integrated Border Management between Guinea Conakry and Mali”.
One of the major objectives of the study tour was to see the practical aspects
of the implementation of the concept of Integrated Border Management (IBM),
with the goal of replicating the lessons learned back home in terms of
enhancing inter-state cooperation to better secure the borders while
facilitating cross-border trade and combating migrant smuggling and the
trafficking of arms, drugs and human beings. Special attention was given to the
concept of One-Stop-Border Posts (OSBPs).
To achieve this, a field trip to the OSBP of Holili–Taveta, a land border crossing
point between Tanzania and Kenya, was organized for the visiting team.
Additionally, meetings with the Tanzanian Police Force, the Immigration Service
Department, and the Tanzanian Revenue Authority were organized to discuss
and exchange good practices in the management of flows of goods and
persons, and to draw comparative lessons on Integrated Border Management
in its intergovernmental dimension in both countries. Special attention was
given to the role of the concerned Regional Economic Communities in the
continent, i.e., the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
and the East African Community (EAC).
Photo 2 Guinean Delegation visit to IOM Tanzania Chief of Mission in Dar Es Salaam. February 2018.
Cross-border cooperation between West African States
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IOM Trains Immigration Officers to Better Address Irregular
Migration and Combat Migrant Smuggling
Photo 3 Curriculum Development Training for Tanzanian Immigration Officers. November 2018.
IOM pursued the implementation of a multi-annual Dutch-funded project
aiming at enhancing migration and border management on the continent with
a focus on effectively combatting the smuggling of migrants.
A series of trainings in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Justice and
Security (Repatriation and Departure Service (R&DS)) were conducted
throughout the year working with immigration officers from the Democratic
Republic of Congo, Somalia, Liberia and Tanzania.
The 76 beneficiaries (all activities combined) gained valuable knowledge and
skills regarding security features of travel documents, the basics of printing
techniques used for security documents, and hands-on trainings how to
recognize counterfeit/forged documents during inspections. In addition to the
four security document and fraud detection trainings of trainers (ToTs) aimed
at encouraging the delivery of further trainings by the newly formed trainers,
a workshop focusing on curriculum development was conducted for
Tanzanian participants in close collaboration with the Tanzania National
Council for Technical Education (NACTE).
IOM Upgrades Tanzania Regional Immigration Training
Academy Forensic Lab
Under the framework of the same project, IOM upgraded the forensic
laboratory in the Tanzania Regional Immigration Training Academy (TRITA)
with new equipment for examining travel documents, as well as IOM’s
reference training manuals that were specifically designed for use also in
forensic labs, notably IOM’s Passport Examination Procedures Manual (PEPM
II) and the Document Examination Laboratory Manual for the Immigration
Environment (DELMIE).
Enhancing Migration Management through Capacity-building on Integrated
Border Management
Photo 4 DRC Immigration Officers benefiting from the upgraded lab during ToT course on Security
Document and Fraud Detection. July 2018.
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Regional Workshops on Countering Transnational Organized
Crime and on Enhancing Migration Management
Photo 5 Regional Operational Workshop on Migration Management. November 2018.
IOM Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania in close collaboration with IOM’s African
Capacity Building Centre conducted a series of activities under a Canadian-
funded regional project aiming to reduce regional security threats through the
promotion of cooperation, dialogue and information sharing to strengthen
States’ border management capacities, as well as community awareness.
Two regional workshops were organized in both, Kenya and Tanzania
respectively bringing together government officials from the security sector
including immigration directors, law enforcement officials from national
airports and coastal ports of entry (PoE), policy makers and intelligence
specialists from Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania.
Both workshops provided a platform for counterparts to exchange
information and share good practices on how to deal with changing migration
realities and related security concerns. Participants brainstormed various
migration scenarios, and gave country-specific presentations on transnational
organized crime threats and on passenger profiling. They received trainings on
imposter detection, document examination and fraud detection (including
interview techniques), as well as border management in crisis situations
(“Humanitarian Border Management”) and relevant international and domestic
human rights law.
Training of Trainers (ToT) on Transnational Organized Crime
The IOM ACBC developed and published a ToT curriculum on Transnational
Organized Crime built upon the outcomes and discussions of the first regional
workshop conducted in Nairobi.
A related ToT activity aiming to equip participants with useful training skills and
sufficient knowledge and understanding of the applicable legal frameworks that
are crucial for progress towards addressing the phenomenon of cross-border
organized crime was organized in Naivasha/Kenya. Bringing together senior
government officials including immigration directors, police force officers,
revenue authorities and intelligence agencies from Somalia, Kenya and
Tanzania, the ToT proved to be also a good occasion to strengthen
transnational networks amongst intelligence, police and immigration.
Specialized training
A three days specialized training on Transnational Organized Crime was
organized for twenty Tanzanian immigration, police and intelligence officers in
Moshi.
The training brought together senior officers from headquarters and selected
land border posts, including Holili, Namanga, Horohoro, Kalambo and
Tunduma with the overall objective to enhance the capacities of immigration
Enhancing Security through improved Border and Immigration Management
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and law enforcement agencies of the participating States to effectively manage
immigration and borders by thoroughly addressing the threats and risks posed
by cross-border organized crime, including terrorism.
The event focused on increasing awareness on international best practices in
threat detection and analysis, and on strengthening the institutional and human
resource capacities of key agencies working at Tanzania’s entry and exit points
(notably the Department of Immigration, the Police as well as National Security
Services) to effectively respond to identified threats and risks in line with the
applicable legal body.
The specialized training also provided a platform for government officers from
the different departments to exchange information, discuss best practices and
take steps for reinforcing information sharing and increasing inter-
departmental cooperation.
Search and Rescue training in Somaliland
Berbera in Somaliland. 29 border control officials were trained on search and
rescue (SAR) in Berbera/Somaliland. Facilitated by the ACBC, the training
included real life examples and theory relating to the international code for the
security of ships and port facilities, international legal obligations, rescue at sea
and how to counter migrant smuggling by sea.
The ongoing civil war in Yemen also exposes Somaliland to an increased threat
of criminal activity as well as to the great need to make extra efforts to strive
a responsible balance between security concerns and the much-needed
assistance to highly vulnerable migrants.
Photo 7 Simulation activity during Search and Rescue Training in Berbera, Somalia. 2018
Photo 6 Regional Specialized Training for Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania. November 2018.
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The African Union Horn of Africa Initiative on Trafficking in
Persons and Smuggling of Migrants
Irregular migration corridors in the Horn of Africa region are characterized by
protection challenges and serious human rights violations including death,
abduction, physical and emotional abuse, gender-based violence, forced labour,
ransom and extortion.
In 2014, the African Union’s Horn of Africa Initiative on Human Trafficking and
Smuggling of Migrants (AU-HoAI) was launched in Khartoum/Sudan with the
aim of fostering cooperation on the issue among Member States of the region.
In 2016, during its second Ministerial Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt,
the AU-HoAI established a Technical Working Group of Law Enforcement
Agencies (TWG-LE) that in 2017 oversaw a needs assessment report aimed
at law enforcement agencies in the region with a special focus on human
trafficking and migrant smuggling.
Within this broader context, IOM facilitated two capacity building training
workshops on counter-trafficking and counter migrant smuggling in Cairo (24-
28 June 2018) and Nairobi (2- 5 October 2018) composed of
immigration/border management, police and legal departments from Djibouti,
Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Tunisia.
By combining local knowledge with international expertise, the trainings
focused on sharing practical strategies for effectively combating modern day
human trafficking and migrant smuggling, while emphasizing best practices in
cross border, regional and international law enforcement. Going beyond
sharing technical expertise, the trainings were conceived to also serve
platforms for exchanging knowledge on - and fostering partnership against -
human trafficking and migrant smuggling within the Horn of Africa region.
Photo 8 AU-HoAI Capacity Building Training for Law Enforcement on Counter Human Trafficking and
Migrant Smuggling. Cairo, Egypt. June 2018.
Photo 9 AU-HoAI Capacity Building Training for Law Enforcement on CMS and HT. Nairobi, Kenya.
October 2018.
Building Capacity of Law Enforcement Officers on Counter Trafficking and
Counter Migrant Smuggling
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Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS)
Photo 10 MIDAS Training for Somali Immigration Officials. September 2018.
Two MIDAS training workshops, respectively targeting Somalia and Nigeria,
were facilitated in the ACBC in Moshi by experts from IOM Headquarters and
ACBC staff.
The objective of the workshop for Nigeria, an activity under the projects
“Enhancing Land and Sea Border Data Systems” (ELSBDS) and “Enhancing Air
Border Data Systems” (EABDS), was to strategize on the status of the MIDAS
architecture in the country and, given its size and complexity, to carefully
describe all next steps required to ensure required system stability and
robustness.
The Border Management Information System MIDAS is built to connect a total
of 19 land border posts and five international airports in Nigeria. It will also
facilitate foreigners’ registration in the country – all of which make it one of
the biggest MIDAS system architectures in the world.
The training workshop also aimed to improve understanding of all critical
requirements of the MIDAS system architecture, database and information
management, as well as its full functionality, including possible
integration/exchange with other relevant data processing systems operated by
Nigeria.
Enhanced operational capacity of immigration services will positively contribute
to the African Union’s overall endeavour to facilitate free of movement of
persons within the continent.
Enhancing States’ capacity in Document Examination and Border
Management
Photo 11 Security Document and Fraud Detection training. July 2018.
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Identity Management and Passport Examination Procedures
A series of trainings on Passport Examination Procedures were conducted in
2018 for West, East, Southern and Northern African States, as well as
countries outside of Africa, i.e. Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Turkey. The
Centre’s trainings on document examination mainly aim to enhance States’
capacity to examine genuine and detect counterfeit ID and travel documents
to better address irregular migration.
In February 2018, the IOM ACBC in close collaboration with IOM Kenya
organized a Training of Trainers (ToT) course on Identity Management and
Security Documents for fifteen Kenyan immigration officials from the Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport, the Kenyan Immigration Headquarters and its
regional offices. The course sought to further enhance the capacity of Kenyan
Government officials on ID management, electronic document examination
and fraud detection.
In September 2018, twenty-five immigration officers from the Egyptian Law
Enforcement Agencies were trained with the objective of improving Egyptian
Immigration officers’ knowledge was strengthened regarding forged
documents. Information was exchanged as to the last trends of fraud, including
increasing cases of identity fraud concerning the evidence of legal identity (EoI).
Additional key topics such as the responsible use of biometrics and e-passports,
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), the ICAO Public Key Directory (PKD) and e-
verification of documents (including new facial matching solutions) were
welcomed with great interest.
Passport Examination Procedures Manual, 2nd Edition (PEPM II)
IOM’s Passport Examination Procedures Manual (PEPM II) developed by
ACBC includes sections providing information on biometrically enabled
documents with radio frequency identification (RFID) and more detail as to
the use of polymer substrates. PEPM II is currently available in Arabic, Azeri,
Burmese, English, French, Portuguese, and Turkish. Additional language versions
are upcoming. Electronic versions are available in English and French. For more
information on PEPM II, please contact ACBC.
Photo 12 Passport Examination Training in Islamabad, Pakistan
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Border Management and Labour Mobility
Photo 13 Migration and Development session during ToT on IBM and Labour Mobility. March 2018.
A 2018 workshop on Labour Mobility and Border Management brought
together government officials from EAC Member States. It aimed at
complementing the on-going initiatives implemented by the EAC Secretariat
and EAC Member States to enhance trade and labour mobility within and
beyond the region through improved efficiency of border-crossing procedures
at One-Stop-Border-Posts (OSBPs) and enhanced harmonization of the
legislative frameworks in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and the United Republic of
Tanzania.
Border Management and Health
The IOM ACBC, in collaboration with Migration Health specialists from IOM’s
Regional Office in Nairobi and from Headquarters, assisted Burundi and the
Democratic Republic of Congo in the implementation of a joint project aiming
at addressing cross-border mobility and public health implications using the
concept and training materials on Health, Borders and r Management (HBMM).
199 border officials were trained on the concept of Health, Border and
Mobility Management (HBMM). IOM's Migration Crisis Operational
Framework (MCOF) was introduced and explained by IOM Burundi and the
DRC in close collaboration with the Ministries of Health of the respective
countries. Remaining activities under the project include joint cross-border
workshops between border officials in Burundi and DRC on the development
of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on HBMM, and a table-top
simulation exercise.
The project entitled is funded by the IOM Development Fund (IDF) and is in
line with the IOM respective national and regional strategies (East and Horn of
Africa), the United Nations (UN) Great Lakes Regional Strategic Framework,
as well as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Labour Mobility, Health and Border Management
Assessments at Borders
Photo 14 Border officials from Burundi and DRC at the Health and Border Management Training. ©
IOM Burundi. Nov-Dec 2018
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Border Assessment in Cabo Verde
In cooperation with the IOM Regional Office in Dakar, the ACBC conducted
a border assessment at the Praia International Airport and Praia Sea Port upon
request of the Cape Verdean Government. In addition to the assessment,
ACBC presented relevant training manuals and tools, among which the
Passport Examination Procedure Manual Second Edition (PEPM II) and its
Mobile App, the Document Examination Laboratory Manual for the
Immigration Environment (DELMIE), as well as the capacities IOM’s Migration
Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS).
Integrated Border Management in Kenya
As part of a larger effort on integrated border management, the IOM ACBC
assisted the Government of Kenya with the implementation of a document
examination lab at the Kenya Institute of Migration Studies to be deployed at
the Nairobi International Airport. The new lab will contribute to the efforts of
the Kenyan Immigration Department to train and set up a strengthened
internal pool of document examiners and experts to work in close
cooperation with further personnel from HQ to analyse and detect fraudulent
documents before entering the country.
Humanitarian Border Management Assessment in Kigoma
IOM ACBC provided assistance for the assessment of two Border Crossing
Points (BCP) between Tanzania and Burundi with a special focus on border
management in crisis situations. The assessments of the Manyovu and
Mabamba borders under the project “Preventing Conflict and Building Peace
through Addressing the Drivers of Conflict and Instability associated with
Forced Displacement between Burundi and Tanzania” aimed at contributing
to the enhancement of preparedness and effectiveness of humanitarian
migration management and control taking into account regional stability
scenarios, as well as relevant economic and development indicators.
Recommendations developed included the need for improved cooperation
between Tanzania and Burundi through cross-border meeting and joint
trainings.
Photo 15 Assessment team at Mabamba BCP. July 2018.
Border Assessment in Libya
IOM ACBC conducted a border assessment in Libya within the frame of the
Japanese-funded project “Libya: Strengthening Humanitarian Border
Management Principles at the Border with Neighbouring Countries”. The
overall goal of the project is that safety and security are improved for both,
migrants and local communities at Libya’s land borders. The two components
of the project cover the provision of training to 30 Libyan border guards
frontline officers and 45 immigration/passport officers at three border crossing
points in areas of high mobility, as well as the provision of specialized
equipment for enhanced border control and surveillance operations. Further,
the project aims at locating migrants in distress and to build capacity for search
and rescue operations in the desert.
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PEPMII Mobile App
INNOVATIVE, USER-FRIENDLY &
SECURE, ANDROID COMPATIBLE
& OFFLINE ACCESSIBLE
The latest version of IOM’s Passport Examination Procedures
Manual Second Edition (PEPM II) has been developed as an
update to the first edition (2007) in response to the rapid
development of new security features and techniques in the
production of identity and travel documents.
The new manual now includes sections providing information
on biometrically enabled documents with radio frequency
identification (RFID) and more detail on the use of polymer
substrates.
This new edition also comes with user-friendly application
enabling MRZ verification and QR Code Reading compatible
with Android phone and accessible without internet
connection.
For more information, please contact our Centre at
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IOM African Capacity Building Centre
Document Examination
Laboratory Manuel for the
Immigration Environment
IOM Ghana Training Manual
Counter Migrant Smuggling –
Benin, Ghana & Togo
IOM Somalia ToT Manual
Transnational Organized Crime
in the East and Horn of Africa
Region
Curriculum OIM Burundi et RDC
Gestion Sanitaire et Humanitaire
des Frontières
United Nation Office for South to
South Cooperation
Good Practices in South-South
and Triangular Cooperation for
Sustainable Development –
Volume 2
IOM African Capacity Building Centre
Training Manual
Humanitarian Border
Management
2018 Publications and External Contributions
Available
soon
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The IOM ACBC promotes collaboration on migration initiatives through
advocacy and partnerships across borders. A part of the Centre’s interventions
focuses on awareness raising on the important role of an immigration and
border management in the wider context of safe and dignified migration, on
ensuring migrants’ rights, on the importance of cross-border security, trade,
economic and political cooperation, and on the promotion of multi-party
cooperation between IOM Member States, Regional Economic Communities
in Africa, global and regional international actors (i.e. INTERPOL, AU, EU-
Frontex), academia and IOM itself in an effort to share the best international
practices in immigration and border management.
International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO
IOM ACBC actively participated in two global events of the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) contributing to the implementation of the ICAO
Traveller Identification Programme (ICAO TRIP) Strategy.
In Brazil, expert speakers and national representatives addressed a broad range
of traveller identification management matters, highlighting the challenges of
notably of developing states that often require international assistance to roll
out TRIP. Topics discussed included machine-readable travel document
(MRTD) and related standards, specifications and recommended practices;
secure travel document issuance; robust evidence of identity processes; and
international information-sharing technologies.
IOM experts spoke about the Organization’s intensified efforts in providing
technical assistance to States for the implementation of the ICAO TRIP
Strategy. Particular focus was on the capacity-building work done by IOM
ACBC on the African continent, the need for Border Management Information
Systems (such as IOM’s MIDAS), IOM’s border management information
system. IOM ACBC’s presentation highlighted the specific role and merits of a
continental training and capacity building center, not at least also as a model
for other regions to consider.
African Union (AU) - Free Movement Protocol
The IOM ACBC participated and contributed to the AU Committee of
Intelligence on Security Services in Africa (CISSA) meeting in Malabo. The
meeting brought together Heads of National Intelligence Services from AU
Member States to discuss and share information and best practices related to
migration management with a specific focus on the intelligence arena. The
meeting further focused on security and intelligence challenges relating to
border management within the framework of the Protocol on Free Movement
of Persons in Africa and the AU Agenda 2063 framework.
The event provided a great opportunity for Member States to interact with
the AU, CISSA, Interpol and IOM on enhanced cooperation within the context
of the AU Free Movement Protocol.
The overall focus of IOM ACBC’s contribution was on the challenges related
to the growth of data and existing technical solutions how to best deal with
them.
Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa – MIDSA
The IOM ACBC attended the Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa in
Pretoria, aiming at enhancing migration governance in the Southern Africa
Region. The 2018 theme was “Harnessing the Youth Dividend for Sustainable
Development and Regional Integration”.
IOM ACBC delivered a brief on the nexus between migration, border
management and development in the current African migration context.
Discussions focused on migrant protection, responsible data sharing, as well as
joint approaches to integrated border management and the merits of One
Stop Border Posts (OSBP’s).
MIGRATION MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS
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Our Team
IOM ACBC in 2019
Our Vision
In 2019, the African Capacity Building Centre will continue to offer quality trainings and capacity enhancement/building support to African member states that wish
to strengthen their capacities in the thematic area of migration and border management. ACBC aims to respond positively to requests for technical support also
as regards emerging border management related challenges, such as health at borders, labour migration management at borders, cross-border trade and
development, the importance of gender for migration and border management, specific challenges at borders related to climate change and – importantly – the
great importance of strengthened identity management. IOM ACBC’s 2019 vision further aims to ensure continued close coordination and cooperation with IOM’s
country and regional offices, IOM’s member states and donors, the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Union (AU), including support to
consultative and cooperative processes. ACBC will endeavour identifying and responding to emerging migration and border trends and challenges, ensuring that
ACBC’s trainings and technical support conforms to the highest international standards. To keep pace with rapid developments in technology, the Centre will
increase its training offers - in-house, with external experts and increasingly also online.
Nelson GONCALVES
IOM ACBC Manager;
Senior Training Specialist Immigration and Border Management
Neil ROBERTS
Senior Migration Management Specialist
Melissa TUI
Project Officer - Curriculum Developer
Media & Communication
Pamela KYANDO
Training Assistant
Shafii MRISHA
Finance and Admin Assistant
Julia DE BRESSER
Programme Officer (IBM HQ)
MIDAS Specialist
Florian G. FORSTER
Head of the IBM Division, IOM Headquarters
IOM ACBC Co-Supervisor
Dr Qasim SUFI
Chief of Mission, IOM Tanzania
IOM ACBC Co-Supervisor
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Marcellino RAMKISHUN
The entire IOM ACBC team would like to warmly thank its former Senior
Migration Management Specialist, Mr. Marcellino Ramkishun, whose specialist
border management and law enforcement know-how and experience, whose
criminal investigator background and wide thematic expertise in migration
management have greatly contributed to the Centre's growth and reputation
over the last years.
Joining the IOM ACBC in 2012 as a senior thematic specialist, Mr. Ramkishun,
a national of South Africa, provided IOM Member States with continuous and
valuable advice and technical expertise. Of particular value was Mr. Ramkishun’s
experience on the African continent, be it in the context of Regional Economic
Communities (RECs) or the African Union (AU).
As the Centre’s Senior Migration Management Specialist for six years,
Marcellino Ramkishun has provided strong advice on emerging border
management issues in the RECs, and provided lively and engaging training and
capacity building sessions on a series of key issues, notably work on
transnational organized crime, as well as on and Search and Rescue (SAR) at
Sea. Marcellino has also put a strong focus on Counter Migrant Smuggling
(CMS) and the trafficking in persons (TIP). Additionally, he has played an
invaluable role in enhancing the capacity of ACBC’s staff.
In March 2019, Mr. Ramkishun has joined IOM’s Regional Office for the East
and Horn of Africa in Nairobi as the Regional Thematic Specialist on
Immigration and Border Management (IBM). He can still be reached at the
following email address: [email protected]
IOM ACBC, Moshi, May 2019
Acknowledgements
Photo 16 Marcellino Ramkishun at the AU-HoAI Capacity-Building Workshops for Law Enforcement on the
Smuggling and Trafficking of Migrants in Cairo. June 2018