Austrian Government pilots ‘Specialization Course on Gender Responsive Climate Action in Humanitarian Assistance’
In April 2023, a Specialization Course on Gender Responsive Climate Action in Humanitarian Assistance was designed and piloted in partnership with the Austrian Government to contribute towards addressing the existing gap in shaping a gender-responsive, rights-based approach to climate action. Climate change is widely recognized as one of the greatest threats to peace and security […]
Celebrating Green Ghana Day at KAIPTC
In 2021, H.E the President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched “the Green Ghana Day’ , an annual initiative which forms part of the national afforestation agenda. To mark this year’s ‘Green Ghana Day’ under the theme ‘our forests, our health’, the Commandant and selected staff from the Centre, joined the […]
KAIPTC develops Child Protection Course with Government of Germany for law enforcement agencies in line with UN and AU policies
Child protection is a crucial aspect and a key priority in peacekeeping operations. The UN Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council have therefore stressed the importance of both pre-deployment and in-mission training on child rights, protection, and welfare and have requested troop and police-contributing countries to deploy child protection focal points as […]
ELSIE INITIATIVE FUND, KAIPTC, GAF NATIONAL Female Recruitment Campaign Takes Off
The Women, Peace and Security Institute (WPSI) of KAIPTC, in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) on 21st June 2023 held a media launch to kick-start a national campaign to sensitise and encourage young women to choose combat and combat-support roles in the GAF. The campaign is an initiative under the “Increasing Women Recruitment […]
Five former African Heads of State mark historic visit to KAIPTC with tree planting exercise
The KAIPTC hosted five (5) former African Presidents, namely H.E Dr. Jakarta Mrisho Kikwete, Former President of Tanzania, H.E Dr. Moncef Marzouki, Former President of Tunisia, H.E Thomas Yayi Boni, Former President of Benin, H.E Ernest Bai Koroma, Former President of Sierra Leone, and H.E Hailemariam Dessalegn Former Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic […]
New course on violent extremism and terrorism strengthens responses to countering spread in West Africa
Across the West African region, the expansion of terrorism and violent extremist activities continues to heighten insecurity. The approaches to preventing and countering this threat requires a multi-dimensional approach that is anchored on multi-agency collaboration. In line with this, KAIPTC in March 2023, assembled selected experts and representatives from the African Centre for the Study […]
KAIPTC graduates first female PhD student at 11th Joint graduation ceremony
The eleventh graduation ceremony of the Centre came off on Wednesday, 7th June 2023 with 74 students (34 males & 40 females) receiving various degrees from the Masters of Arts in Conflict, Peace and Security, Masters of Arts in Gender Peace and Security, and Doctor of Philosophy in International Conflict Management programmes. The ceremony was […]
KAIPTC signs MoU with UNOAU; engages African Union Commission, ECOWAS Commission and Key Partners during stakeholder engagement mission to Addis Ababa and Abuja
With funding support from the Government of Norway, Maj Gen Richard Addo Gyane, accompanied by a 6-member delegation, paid a working visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to engage with the Centre’s key partners. As part of the working visit, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the KAIPTC and the United Nations Office to […]
