The newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Ghana National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA), Ms. Afi A. Yakubu, has called on all members of staff of the Commission to show more dedication, hard work and teamwork in order to achieve the aspirations of the Commission.…
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons has launched the Ghana Arms Database System also known as THE GAD. The establishment of the Database Management System on Small Arms and related matters is a response to the obligation under the ECOWAS Convention and obligations under other…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has organized its annual coordination meeting of National Commissions on Small Arms in Ghana, Accra. The 3-day meeting which was held from 17th-19th November was to review activities for the effective implementation of the convention of Small Arms and Light…
A new governing board of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) was inaugurated last Wednesday in Accra by the Minister of the Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery. The 15-member board consists of Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso (Board Chairman), Mr. Jones Borteye Applerh (Executive Secretary, NACSA),…
A 4-day capacity building training on ‘Arms Identification and Tracing’ was held in Accra for Security Agencies and Officers of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons. The workshop, which was conducted by Conflict Armament Research (CAR) begun on Monday, 23rd August through to Thursday, 26th…
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with Conflict Armament Research (CAR) has held a meeting with security agencies to introduce the itrace”, an international tracing database system as a tool for tracing illicit weapons globally and discuss the possibility for CAR to document…
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) with the support of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) organized a multi-stakeholder workshop with relevant institutions on Ghana’s ratification on the Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons…
The Ghana Arms Incidence Database System (The GAD) validation workshop for security agencies took place from 22nd-23rd June, 2021 at the Commission’s Head-Office in Accra. The event was attended by participants representing different security and public institutions. The purpose of the workshop was to seek inputs and to…
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PARTCIPATES IN THE SECOND MEETING FOR THE GROUP OF GOVERNMENTAL EXPERTS ON “PROBLEM ARISING FROM THE ACCUMULATION OF CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION STOCKPILES IN SURPLUS” The Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons participated in the second meeting for the Group of Governmental…