KAIPTC, GAF, Canada jointly celebrate International Women’s Day 2023
13th March, 2022: The Women, Peace and Security Institute (WPSI) of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) jointly marked International Women’s Day 2023 with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the Canadian High Commission to celebrate the efforts and achievements of women in the Armed Forces and to showcase the GAF’s transformational gender […]
KAIPTC, Brenthurst Foundation West African Security Dialogue diagnoses regional security challenges
8.02.2023 – Accra; Speakers at the maiden Dialogue on African Security Challenges jointly organised by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) and the Brenthurst Foundation have underscored the need for Africa to manage its population resource productively to repel insecurity threats in the region. Taking their turns at the Dialogue, which was held […]
KAIPTC, Swiss Government kick-start maiden course on Migration Management
30 Jan, 2023: The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), with funding support from the Swiss Government has commenced the first-ever Migration Management Course at the Centre. The aim of the new course is to give migration practitioners and relevant actors the knowledge, tools and skills to contribute to, and improve […]
Le Général de division Richard Addo Gyane prend ses fonctions de Commandant du KAIPTC
Le Général de division Richard Addo Gyane a pris ses fonctions de commandant du Centre International Kofi Annan de Formation au Maintien de la Paix (KAIPTC) ce 11 novembre 2022. Il succède au Général de division Francis Ofori qui a occupé ce poste de 2019 à 2022. Après ses études à l’école secondaire St. Peters, […]
Major General Richard Addo Gyane assumes office as Commandant of KAIPTC
On 11th November 2022, Major General Richard Addo Gyane assumed office as the Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC). He took over from Major General Francis Ofori who was Commandant from 2019 – 2022. Maj Gen Gyane attended St. Peters Secondary School, Kwatia-Kwahu in the Eastern Region of Ghana from 1977 […]
Major General Richard Addo Gyane takes over as Commandant of KAIPTC
Major General Richard Addo Gyane has officially assumed office as the Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. He takes over from Major General Francis Ofori (Rtd) who was Commandant from 2019 – 2022. A Mechanical Engineer by training, Major General Gyane commissioned into the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME) Corps of the […]
Norway supports KAIPTC to strengthen engagements, visibility at 73rd Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
With funding support from the Norwegian Government, the Director of the Policy, Plans, Monitoring and Evaluation Department (PPMED) at the Centre led a team to participate in the 73rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in The Gambia in October 2022. It was a great opportunity for the Centre […]
New project to address barriers to women in peacekeeping commences
Global Affairs Canada has provided funding to KAIPTC to implement an 18-month project aimed at addressing barriers to women in peacekeeping operations. The project, dubbed “Enhancing Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) capabilities to address barriers to Women in Peacekeeping”, was informed by the recommendations of the 2020 Measuring Opportunities for Women in Peace Operations (MOWIP) Report. […]
WPSI, Sweden strengthen capacities to report and monitor progress on WPS Agenda in Africa
After years of engagement and providing technical support to the Office of the Special Envoy (OSE) on WPS at the AU Commission on the development of the Continental Results Framework, the efforts of the WPSI have borne fruit with the roll-out of training sessions on the CRF in selected African countries. Prior to the delivery […]
Norway supports KAIPTC to conduct Impact Study on Election Observation Training
In collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission and other missions, KAIPTC has been delivering the Election Observation Training (EOT) for Election Observers in West Africa for the past seven (7) years. With hundreds benefiting from the training over the period, it was time to look back and assess the impact of the course and its value […]
