The Government of Ghana through the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with the Small Arms Survey is organizing a workshop focused on Counter-IED Preparedness and Response Capability Maturity Model Self-Assessment. The workshop scheduled from October 4th to October 6th in Accra, marks a…
Accra, Ghana- In a significant development for security and law enforcement agencies, Mr. Samuel W. Yeboah, Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) delivered a statement during the “Standard Procedures for the Management of Seized, Found, Recovered Weapons and Ammunition” training session…
His Royal Majesty King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse and President of the Ga Traditional Council appealed to citizens not to acquire arms through illegal means. The King made the call during a courtesy call on him by a delegation from the National Commission on Small…
In a significant step towards combatting gun proliferation and gender-based gun violence, the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons recently partnered with the Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) to organize an impactful interface meeting. The meeting brought together Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) operating…
In a momentous ceremony held last Friday, the second batch of officers from the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons completed their training at the Ghana Immigration Academy, Assin Fosu. The event served as the government’s unwavering dedication to tackling the pressing issue of the proliferation…
ACCRA, GHANA- The Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Mr. Samuel Williams Yeboah, paid a courtesy call on the heads of two institutions (Narcotics Control Commission and National Peace Council) in Accra on Wednesday, 12th April 2023 as part of efforts to…
The African Union Commission (AU) and Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) with funds from the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) are supporting Ghana’s effort to domesticate and implement the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). In addressing the participants, Mr. Christopher Kayoshe, a representative of the African Union…
A 3-day high-level consultative meeting with relevant stakeholders on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) has commenced at the Volta Hotel in Akosombo. The meeting which is being organised by the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in partnership with the African Union Commission (AU), the Bonn…
The outgoing Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Mad. Afi Yakubu, has officially handed over the affairs of the Commission to the incoming Executive Secretary, Mr. Samuel Williams Yeboah. Speaking at the handing over ceremony which presided over by the Board chairman…
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons facilitated the destruction of obsolete bombs and ammunition stockpile of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) under the OCWAR-T Project. The Organised Crime: West African Response to Trafficking (OCWAR-T) Project aims at strengthening National and Regional capacities and frameworks to…