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A 3-day Regional Seminar on Gender Perspectives on Arms Control and Disarmament for member states of the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) opened in Accra. Addressing the seminar, the Chief Director of the Ministry of the Interior, Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi called on member states of ECOWAS to reinforce the national capacity for monitoring and controlling border areas effectively with the supplies of adequate equipment to respond to the needs of communities along the borders. According to her, the illicit circulation of conventional arms remains an issue in many...

The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery has stated that respect for human rights and the rule of law is a critical tenet for democratic consolidation, peace, security, and development in West Africa. As such, the need to make concrete and deliberate efforts to integrate these in strategic interventions at both national and regional levels. Hon. Ambrose Dery reiterated that Ghana’s rule of law and human rights institutions and the ability to share experiences with other countries in the region is part of the country’s commitment to promoting democracy and the rule of law across West Africa. He...

The West African Network for Peace-building (WANEP), organized a two-day Regional workshop on Electoral Violence Monitoring, Analysis and Migration dubbed the EMAM Project at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra. The event, which was under the theme, “Regional Lessons Learnt and Experience Sharing”, brought together participants from 11 West African countries, including state and non-state players in the electoral processes. The Chief Director of the Minister of the Interior, Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi, who read a speech on behalf the Minster for the Interior, disclosed that Ghana’s National Security Strategy will among other things address threats that are potentially imminent...

The Management Committee and Regional Commanders of the Ghana Immigration Service have been sensitised on the National Security Strategy launched by H.E. the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akofo-Addo in June this year.   The sensitization, which was held at the Ghana Immigration Service Headquarters in Accra, was part of measures to coordinate a national response effort to protect and safeguard Ghana from threats, risks, and challenges to its security and stability from both domestic and international environments. Addressing participants, the Deputy Minister for the Interior, Hon. Naana Eyiah said the sensitization was in the right direction as it will help...

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Ambrose Dery inaugurated a 13-member Governing Council of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at the Ministry of the Interior Conference Room in Accra. The members are; Dr. Edward Prempeh, Chairman of the Council, Mr. Kwame Asuah-Takyi, Comptroller-General, GIS, Mrs. Adelaide Anno-Kumi, Chief Director for the Ministry of the Interior, Mr. Samuel Ayer, Dr. Millicent Degraft-Johnson, Mr. Louis Obeng, Mr. Alfred Tuah Yeboah, Mr. Moses Kwabena Gyamfi, Mr. Peter Zwennes Esq, Mrs. Hagar Dery, Mr. Aziz Futa, Hon. Jabaah John Bennam and Mr. Michael Obeng Odame. In his remarks, Mr. Ambrose Dery commended the...