The security situation in Burkina Faso is fragile. The West African nation has been under both constant internal and external unrest since 2014. These unrests have a rippling effect on Burkina Faso’s neighbors and as such, pose security implications on them. This paper will focus on the situation in Burkina Faso and its security implications […]
INTRODUCTION The term irregular migrant is applied to persons “who infringe a country’s admission rules and any other person not authorized to remain in the host country”. The definition of irregular migration is broad and refers to irregular flows with respect to irregular migrants. Irregular migration poses very real dilemmas for states, aside from exposing […]
The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, was first confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019. Four months later, the mutating virus has been confirmed in over scores of countries worldwide. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that range from the common cold to MERS coronavirus, which is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome […]
“DRAFT ARTICLE” – this piece is still a work in progress; with a lot of editing to be done. It does not constitute legal advice or reflect establishment opinion. It is mainly my contribution to global commons, thought leadership and law practice – from a Solicitor’s perspective. It was actually first written in January 2019, […]
This video provides a rear-view mirror or if you will, a snapshot of some of the pressing areas of security sector reform under the Security Governance Initiative (SGI) in Ghana.
Mr. Osei Bonsu Dickson, Chairman of the International Planning Committee for the 2019 Inaugural Africa Security and Safety Awards and Expo (ASAS Awards & Expo) has met with His Excellency (HE) Dr. Barfour Adjei-Barwuah and HE Paapa Owusu-Ankomah, Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States (US) and Ghana’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom (UK) respectively. Both […]
Mr. Cephas Adjei Mensah, Deputy Director, Ministry of Aviation has on behalf of the Minister for Aviation, Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda inaugurated the National Planning Committee for the 2019 Africa Security and Safety Awards (ASAS Awards) and Expo. He said the Hon. Minister extended his warmest greetings to CSDS Africa and D7 Security Limited, organizers […]
CAMEROON Cameroon President Launches Campaign on Northern Border Cameroon president Paul Biya says he has successfully pushed the militant group Boko Haram beyond Cameroon’s borders and urgently needs to be re-elected in the October 7 presidential poll so he can rebuild what was destroyed. Biya was in the northern town of Maroua in one of […]
Accra, Ghana – On Wednesday August 29, representatives from the governments of the United States of America, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, and Togo participated in a regional border security strategic partners seminar held at the West African Regional Training Center (RTC) in Accra, which is operated by the U.S. Department of State’s …