Press Releases

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) is deeply saddened by the passing of H. E. Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate on Saturday, 18th August, 2018. Our deepest condolences goes to his family, the Kofi Annan Foundation, the people of Ghana, Africa and the global community.

KAIPTC alumni take up top Security and Ambassadorial positions in Liberia Four post-graduate alumni of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) have been appointed to top security and […]

Thirty-three females and six males from Ghana, Ugandan and Benin have been formally admitted to pursue a Master of Arts Degree Programme in Gender, Peace and Security at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) for one year.

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training (KAIPTC), with support from the German government, initiated the 7th series of the Maritime Security and Transnational Organized Crime course to train participants and equip them with relevant skills, expertise and best practices to counter piracy and transnational organized crimes in general.

The Women, Peace and Security Institute of the KAIPTC has participated in the Second African Women Leaders Network Forum held at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, and organized by The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN). The theme of the Second Forum of the Network was “Women Working Together for the Africa We Want: From Commitment to Action”

The German government and the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) jointly organized a Peace Operations course for over 100 participants from 13 countries. The course, among others, enhanced the understanding of challenges of peace operations, strengthened the leadership qualities of participants, and provided a greater understanding in working relations among stakeholders.

KAIPTC in collaboration with The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and the Netherland Embassy, Ghana, initiated the second Comprehensive Protection of Civilians Course for 30 participants from Ghana, Niger, Togo, Benin, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Rwanda, and the Netherlands.

Accra 23rd April 2018: His Excellency Babikir Elsiddig Mohamed, Ambassador of Sudan to Ghana accompanied by his counsellor Mr. Ahmed Mustafa Abass paid a courtesy call on the Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) to discuss key issues on peace and security.

Accra, 23rd April, 2018:  Defence management and how nations design their strategies and policies is key to setting the appropriate framework for the successful delivery of defence and security. The world’s security environment has been recently exposed to a range of threats. Boko Haram in Nigeria, Al Shabaab in Somalia and other extremist groups in the Sahel with an expansion of their deadly activities, as seen in Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger and very recently again in Burkina Faso all threaten security and challenge the rules-based international system. In Europe, tension over the situation in Ukraine, the management of the migrant crisis and an extant terrorist threat, which has struck in Paris, Brussels and London, still remain serious concerns.