KAIPTC HOLDS 12TH GRADUATION CEREMONY
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) held its 12th joint graduation ceremony for 37 students on December 9,2023. The ceremony, on the theme: “Educating the Next Generation of Peacebuilders in Africa,” was chaired by Prof Samuel Kwaku Bonsu, the Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) The graduates, who […]
Trainer of Trainers course on Stockpile Management held in Abidjan
[one_third][/one_third] [one_third][/one_third] [one_third][/one_third] A five-day Trainer of Trainers (ToT) course on Stockpile Management opened on Monday, 4 December 2023 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The course is part of interventions to respond to the increasing diversions of weapon stockpiles from national armories across West Africa and which are increasingly being intercepted by terrorist groups who also […]
Experts Meeting Commences at University of Ghana, Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD)
The experts meeting to discuss “The Evolution of African Peace Operations and Best Practices for Future African-led Peace Support Operations” has begun at University of Ghana, Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD). The meeting is a side event to the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting currently taking place in Accra, Ghana. The experts […]
KAIPTC and LECIAD to host two-day seminar on African Peace Support Operations
The United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting will take place in Accra, Ghana, on 5-6 December 2023. Delegates from more than 85 countries and international organizations will meet to discuss the support and commitments needed to strengthen current and future UN Peacekeeping operations. This year’s event will focus on critical issues on advancing sustainable peace, protection […]
French language teaching at KAIPTC strengthened with new equipment
Accra, Ghana – The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has received new equipment from the French Embassy. The equipment, consisting of a projector, a projector screen and two maps (that of France and the French Overseas Departments – DOM), aims at strengthening French language learning at the Centre. This initiative is part of […]
2023 Election Observation in Liberia – Our Opinion
On 5-12 October 2024, the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) deployed a 7-member election observation team to Liberia to observe the Presidential and Legislative elections which was held on 10 October 2024. The KAIPTC election observation exercise is aimed to contribute to African Union (AU) and ECOWAS overarching objective of promoting good governance […]
KAIPTC’s WYPSI partners WANEP to capacitate local actors on Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence
In 2020, KAIPTC and WANEP renewed their partnership to work together in pursuit of peace and stability in West Africa through research, training, policy advocacy for another five-years (2020-2025). This commitment was further grounded when in November 2021, both parties operationalized this cooperation through a partnership implementation workshop to cement the areas of collaboration for […]
Finnish and Swedish Ambassadors pay maiden visits to the KAIPTC
H.E. Leena Pylvänäinen, Ambassador of Finland to Nigeria and H.E Annika Hahn-Englund Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria, both paid reciprocal courtesy visits to the KAIPTC on 11th September 2023 and 17th October 2023 respectfully, following an earlier visit to their offices in Abuja by the management of the Centre. H.E. Leena Pylvänäinen and her delegation […]
Third cohort of Inspiring African Women Leaders in Peace and Security Programme organized at the KAIPTC
The third Cohort of the “Inspiring African Women Leaders in Peace and Security Programme” was held at the KAIPTC on the 16th to 27th October 2023. The two-week flagship leadership training is funded by, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through its implementing agency GIZ-EPSAO and organized by WYPSI in partnership with […]
KAIPTC and Japanese government reaffirm commitment to Preventing Violent Extremism, Radicalization, and proliferation of Small Arms in the Sahel and Coastal Countries of West Africa
The KAIPTC has had a long running partnership with the Government of Japan since 2008. Japan has been highly instrumental in strengthening the knowledge and skill sets of sub-regional SALW control practitioners. Under the ongoing KAIPTC/JAPAN/UNDP project on ‘Preventing Violent Extremism, Radicalization, and Small Arms Proliferation in the Sahel and Coastal Countries of West Africa’ […]
