Officers from the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Samson Akanlewine Ayamga and Micheal Adongo, stationed at the Sampa Border Post, spearheaded a vital Public Education and Sensitization Program at the Ghana Private Road Transport Union of Trade Union Congress (G.P.R.T.U. of T.U.C) (Sampa Lorry Station),…
Last Thursday, officers from the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons stationed at Paga, led by Regional Programmes Officer Mr. Victor Abo-Ame Akanbonga, launched an awareness campaign at the OA bus terminal in Paga border. The campaign, titled "Let the Expatriates Know," aim at expatriate drivers,…
The Regional Conference on addressing the humanitarian impact of Improvised Anti-Personnel Mines within the framework of the Mine Ban Convention has kicked off in Accra, Ghana. Hosted by the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Anti-Personnel…
Ghana through the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in partnership with the Implementation Support Unit (ISU) of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction is set to host a 3-day regional conference on…
In an effort to fortify border security, Michael Selassie Tettey and Bernard Gyasi-Abrokwah, officers representing the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Volta Region, along with their counterparts from BOSEC, convened for an emergency BOSEC meeting to welcome a team from the Joint Operations…
In a firm effort to address the growing threat of illicit trafficking of small arms, ammunition, and explosives within the transport industry and the nation at large, the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) has dedicated the months of December 2023 and January 2024 to…
To fortify border security and combat cross-border illicit firearms trafficking, the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) partnered with Gateway Services Limited (GSL), a subsidiary of the COTECNA Group to conduct a three-day Image Analysis and Capacity Building Programme. The training held at the GSL…
Accra, Ghana – The surge in the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) is dramatically reshaping the dynamics of illicit trafficking in the ECOWAS region. With flows intensifying and a diverse array of actors involved, including terrorist and violent extremist groups, Ghana is stepping up its…
In a collaborative effort to bolster Ghana’s fight against cross-border illicit trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons joined forces with the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) and the Bundeswehr Verification Centre. Fifteen (15) officers from…
In an effort to combat the menace of illicit arms trafficking, the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) executed a comprehensive public education and awareness campaign on illicit arms trafficking. The initiative took place at the G.P.R.T.U branches of Kpando, Peki, and Mali G.P.R.T.U transport…