Human Security Research Centre Ghana (HSRCGh)
Peacekeeping evolving due to changing nature of conflicts – KAIPTC Commandant Peacekeeping is evolving in Africa due to the changing nature of conflicts on the continent, Major General Francis Ofori, Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), has said.
Need for greater stakeholder collaboration on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea (GOG) where Nigeria is the dominant player accounting for more than 70 per cent of trade has for many years remained, in the eyes of the international maritime community, the most dangerous shipping area in the world, accounting …
“Brain Drain” Can Be A Goldmine If Nigeria Can Dig It Up I recently participated in an “International Conference on Africa–Middle East Relations” that went beyond violent extremism (the customary focus) to examining the historic and current links between Arabs and Africans in politics, diplomacy and economy.
The Human Rights Cost of IUU Fishing in Ghana Over the last two decades, the West African seaboard has been a stomping ground for industrial trawlers. Although most of them are flagged locally by West African nations, they are owned and operated by foreigners, mainly in China or European countries.
“Speak peace always” – Krachi youth urged Pastor Michael Frempong, Head Pastor of the Dambai Junction Church of Pentecost, has urged the youth in the Krachi East Municipality to speak peace in their daily conversations.
Our reckoning with the consequences of two decades of counterterrorism The approaching 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks compels the international community to take stock of the past two decades of counterterrorism policy and ask: Have these efforts made us safer, and at what cost? An honest reckoning with the consequences for human rights, …
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Violence in African countries ‘rooted in governance issues, grievances’ The countries of the arid region south of the Sahara desert, best known as the Sahel region, have recently witnessed an escalation in violence.
Violent Extremism: Young women cautioned against giving national information to strangers The Network on Peace and Security for Women in the ECOWAS space (NOPSWECO) – Ghana, is cautioning young women on how they engage strangers and give out information about the nation.
Hamile, Upper West Region. 19 August 2021 In the prevention of violent extremism one is reminded that it will take both government and the people to make a determined effort to stem it. It is in this spirit that the Human Security Research Centre, Ghana (HSRCGh) facilitated interaction between the security forces and local chiefs …
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Accra 17 August 2021. Government and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the country have been urged to work together towards preventing violent extremism in Ghana and the West African sub-region. The Minister for National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, made the call Tuesday, 16 August 2021, when a delegation from the Human Security Research Centre Ghana (HSRCGh), …