MINISTER FOR THE INTERIOR, HON. AMBROSE DERY, EMPOWERS NEW OFFICERS TO SAFEGUARD GHANA’S SECURITY AGAINST SMALL ARMS PROLIFERATION
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 of illicit arms in the country. In […]
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SMALL ARMS & LIGHT WEAPONS, NARCOTICS CONTROL COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL FORGE STRONGER TIES
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 strengthen inter-agency collaborations and promote peace and […]
THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION AND BICC SUPPORT GHANA IN DOMESTICATING THE ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT)
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 Commission (AU) commended Ghana on its efforts […]
A 3-DAY HIGH-LEVEL CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON THE ARMS TRADE TREATY(ATT)
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 International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) and […]
MAD. AFI YAKUBU HANDS OVER TO MR. SAMUEL WILLIAMS YEBOAH THE NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE SMALL ARMS COMMISSION
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 of the Commission, Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso, […]
NACSA ORGANISES RETREAT FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS AT HO, VOLTA REGION
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons organised a Retreat for the new Board at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho, from the 15th to18th November, 2017. The objective of the retreat was to expose the Board members to the nature, mandate, functions (Act 736 of 2007), activities, achievements and challenges, strength and […]
NACSA BOARD PAYS WORKING VISIT TO THE ASHANTI REGION, KUMASI
The Board of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA), composed of the Chairman, Executive Secretary and a Board Member, paid a working visit to the Ashanti Region on the 21st of February, 2018. The delegation visited the Ashanti Regional Association of Blacksmiths (ASHRAB), Regional Police Command and the Regional Minister. The […]
THE 6TH SPACE SCIENCE & SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, 20TH-23RD NOVEMBER, 2017. ALL NATIONS UNIV
The Space Satellite Technology Laboratory from the All Nations University College (ANU) extended an invitation to the Head of Information Technology from the Commission to participate in The 6th Space Science Satellite Technology Applications conference from 20th to 23rd November, 2017 at the All Nations University College main campus in Koforidua. The theme of the […]
NACSA AND POLICE TAKE STOCK OF SEIZED ILLICIT SMALL ARMS IN ASHANTI REGION
BACKGROUND The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service embarked on stocktaking of seized, found, confiscated and surrendered small arms in Police Exhibit Stores and Armouries in the Ashanti Region from the 11th to 29th October, 2017. The stocktaking exercise took place in all the fourteen (14) […]
GHANA NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS (NACSA) DESTROYS 1,319 SEIZED ILLICIT ARMS
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior, and in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces and Ghana Police Service, destroyed 1,319 seized illicit small arms during a Weapons Destruction Programme to commemorate the United Nations International Small Arms Destruction Day on Saturday 9th July, […]