Tag: Ghana
Puma M36 APCs originally bound for Niger going to Benin, Ghana,...
The United States has officially transferred a dozen Puma M36 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to Benin’s military after redirecting APCs originally destined for Niger.
US...
Exercise Grand African Nemo 2024 kicks off in West Africa
The 2024 edition of Exercise Grand African Nemo has been launched off West Africa, with more than two dozen nations participating.
The eight-day exercise was...
United States donates two Defender boats to Ghana
The Ghana Navy has received two Defender class boats and a storage facility provided by the United States to bolster the Navy’s capacity to...
Ghana Air Force officers complete ATC training in South Africa
Eight officers from the Ghana Air Force (GAF) have completed their basic air traffic control (ATC) course at Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) in...
Paramount delivers Maatla 4x4s to Ghana
Paramount has delivered its Maatla 4x4 light protected multi-mission border patrol vehicle to the Ghanaian Ministry of Interior. Making the announcement at the Africa...
Accra to host defence conference and exhibition
The Ghana Army, one of three services making up the West African country’s armed forces, is preparing to host a second International Defence Exhibition...
Ghana and South Africa to strengthen military ties following high-level meeting
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and South African National Defence Force (SANDF) strengthened bilateral defence ties during a two-day defence meeting in Ghana.
The GAF...
Naval leaders stress need for new laws, coordination to fight maritime...
In August 2023, armed pirates took control of a fishing vessel just outside Sierra Leone’s port. The attack set off a quick response that...
Maritime Security Symposium focuses on collaboration against common foes
The joint African Maritime Forces Summit and Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa brought together naval and coast guard leaders from 30 African countries and nearly...
African Maritime Forces Summit, Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa underway in Ghana
Governmental and military leaders from more than 40 countries on four continents have kicked off the second annual African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS) and...
Embraer and SNC demonstrate Super Tucano to Ghana Air Force
Embraer and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have demonstrated their A-29 Super Tucano close air support, reconnaissance and trainer aircraft to the Ghana Air...
Ghana Armed Forces adds to its artillery inventory
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), in the form of its battle training camp, now has new multiple launch rocket systems and rockets as well...
Ghana UN Peacekeeping Ministerial ends with increased commitments
Ninety-one countries and three international organisations committed to continue peacekeeping under the United Nations (UN) umbrella at this week’s Peacekeeping Ministerial in Ghana.
Additionally, the...
Ghanaian foreign minister maintains UN peacekeeping “indispensable”
Delegates to the currently underway United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Ministerial in Ghana heard a senior host country representative say the world body’s efforts in...
Leaders set to tackle growing conflict challenges at UN Peacekeeping Ministerial
December sees the world’s peacekeeping community gather in Africa for the first time to be part of the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Ministerial in...
Ghana’s sophisticated artisanal firearms trade needs regulating
All it takes to manufacture a craft firearm in Ghana is US$9. Gunsmiths produce about 200 000 of these illegal weapons a year, selling...
European Union hands over 105 military vehicles to Ghana
To fight extremism and bolster Ghana’s peacekeeping efforts, the European Union (EU) has handed over 105 military vehicles to the West African nation. The...
Ghana urges US not to waver in war against terrorism in...
“One of the greatest threats to our democracy has to be the proliferation and sophistication of terrorist networks in Africa,” President of Ghana, Nana...
US-supplied vessels bolster Ghana’s maritime security
In a significant development for maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo recently commissioned four vessels into Ghana...
SA Navy Chief seeks improved African maritime security through cooperation, exercises
SA Navy (SAN) Chief, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, gave delegates to last week’s IMDEC (International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference) in Ghana an insight...
SA Navy in attendance at IMDEC 2023 in Ghana
South African Navy Chief, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, is one of the dignitaries attending the third International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC 2023)...
Accra to host seminal UN 2023 peacekeeping event
Preparatory meetings have and will be still take place ahead of what is billed as the seminal event of the year for United Nations...
Ghana receives Defender boats as part of multi-million maritime security upgrade
The United States has donated two Defender class boats to Ghana’s Special Boat Squadron as part of a $6 million package to enhance the...
Ghana receives Marine Protector class patrol boats from the United States
Ghana’s Navy has taken delivery of two former US Coast Guard Marine Protector patrol boats supplied by the United States under its Excess Defence...
Top UN award for Ghanaian female peacekeeper
Ghana’s position as the largest contributor of female military personnel to United Nations (UN) peacekeeping efforts received another boost when Captain Cecilia Erzuah was...
Ghana commissions nearly 200 military vehicles
Ghana’s military has commissioned into service 175 military vehicles, for internal security as well as peacekeeping use.
Ghana’s president and commander-in-chief Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo...
Ghana’s L-39 purchase stalled
Ghana’s plan to acquire half a dozen L-39NG light combat jets from Aero Vodochody has stalled, with a lack of funds putting the €111...
Ghana drafts plan to protect blue economy
Ghana sees enormous potential in its blue economy, but faces threats including piracy, illegal fishing, drug smuggling and human trafficking.
The new National Integrated Maritime...
Ghana’s homegrown Special Boat Squadron signals new era
The Ghana Special Boat Squadron (SBS) has graduated its first batch of operators who were 100% domestically trained.
The eight new graduates completed the rigorous...
US Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk visits Ghana
The US Coast Guard’s Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Mohawk has arrived in Tema, Ghana, for a scheduled port visit following similar stops at...
Ghana has developed a maritime policy. Here is what it means
Ghana has an abundance of marine resources. They include fisheries, hydrocarbon reserves, inland waterways and ports that are located along important international shipping lanes....
Feature: South Africa needs an integrated national maritime security strategy
The South African Navy is unable to be responsible for the nation’s maritime security by itself, and an integrated maritime security strategy is required...
Ghana hosting new defence exhibition in October
Ghana will in three months’ time host an international defence exhibition and conference that will focus on West African defence spending.
The organisers, Great Minds...
In the fight against extremism, Ghana urges citizens to ‘see something,...
Facing the threat of extremist groups encroaching into its northern border regions, Ghana recently announced its “See Something, Say Something” campaign urging citizens to...
UN service medals for Ghanaians in South Sudan
Ghanaian troops deployed in South Sudan since July last year were honoured with United Nations (UN) service medals for, among others, “proving their undisputed...
US Air Force advisors train Ghanaian Armed Forces in aeromedical evacuation...
US Air Force airmen assigned to the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently trained six medical members with the Ghanaian Armed Forces on aeromedical...
Flintlock 2022 shows coastal nations joining the fight against Sahel extremism
At a training facility in Jacqueville, Côte d’Ivoire, Soldiers with Ghana’s Special Forces Unit leaned a metal ladder against an earthen wall as they...
Ghana commissions Flex Fighter vessels; will be acquiring more OPVs
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned four new Flex Fighter vessels for the Ghana Navy and revealed that two new offshore patrol...
Nations join forces to fight illegal fishing in Gulf of Guinea
Benin, Ghana and Togo have signed a pact to work together to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Gulf of Guinea.
Benin...
Ghana Navy to protect offshore oil fields
The Ghana Navy has signed an agreement with Tullow Ghana Limited for Ghanaian Navy vessels to provide security services at the Jubilee and Tweneboa...
Ghana receives Flex Fighter vessels
Ghana’s Navy is adding four new vessels to its fleet to enhance maritime security and protect offshore oil and gas installations.
The four Flex Fighter...
Lom Praha overhauls Ghanaian Mi-171
The Czech Republic’s Lom Praha has completed the overhaul of a Ghana Air Force Mi-171Sh helicopter, which was recently seen undergoing engine runs at...
Four West African states mount operation against Islamist insurgents
Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo have carried out a joint military operation to counter increased attacks by Islamist insurgent groups in parts...
Africom Commander visits Togo, Benin, Ghana and Ivory Coast
US Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, US Africa Command, continued a multi-day visit to West Africa, with stops in Togo and Benin, Ivory Coast...
Illegal fishing linked to human rights abuses in Ghana
Emmanuel Essien has been missing since July 2019.
Essien, a 28-year-old Ghanaian fisheries observer, was working on board the Chinese trawler Meng Xin 15 when...
Ghana getting two Defender class boats from the United States
The United States’ SAFE Boats International has been awarded a $1.1 million contract to supply two Defender class boats to Ghana.
The company was awarded...
Nigerian Navy critical for African security and stability – USN Commander
Nigeria, which has the largest navy in the Gulf of Guinea region, is critical for Africa’s security and stability, a US Navy (USN) captain...
US Navy ship arrives in Nigeria as part of Gulf of...
The United States Navy (USN) vessel Hershel “Woody” Williams has arrived in Nigeria as part of its return to the Gulf of Guinea to...
Ghana seeking to acquire six L-39NG jets
Ghana is looking to acquire six L-39NG aircraft from Czechia’s Aero Vodochody, which would be bought through a loan agreement.
Ghana’s defence ministry disclosed the...
Elbit to supply 11 Guarani armoured vehicles to Ghana
Isarel’s Elbit Systems has signed a contract with Ghana to supply 11 Iveco Guarani 6x6 armoured vehicles to the country.
The vehicles will be manufactured...
