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When Spiders Share Webs: The creeping expansion of INTERPOL’s interoperable policing and biometrics entrench externalised EU borders in West Africa

Our briefing “When Spiders Share Webs” explores the role the EU-funded INTERPOL programme, the West African Police Information System (WAPIS), in externalising EU borders by transferring data-driven policing capabilities to West African nations.

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26th September 2024
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