A security analyst with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre (KAIPTC), Dr Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, has said rewarding people who perpetrate political violence has been solidified in the minds of political party supporters to the extent that it has become too late to talk about peace, ahead of the 7 December polls. Many … Read more
A security analyst with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre (KAIPTC), Dr Emmanuel Kwesi Aning has bemoaned political interference in the work of the Ghana police Service saying it undermines the esprit de corps of the institution. Dr Aning’s assertion follows clashes between supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the … Read more
There is the need for the Ghana Police Service to show the president of Ghana documented evidence of political interference in its work, which is preventing them from acting proactively in dealing with political violence, Dr Kwesi Aning, a security analyst at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre (KAIPTC), has said. According to … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana’s identification of 81 constituencies out of the 275 as possible violent-prone areas well ahead of the December 7 polls is a good omen for Ghana’s peace, Emmanuel Sowatey, a security expert, has said. The chairperson of the EC, Mrs Charlotte Osei, speaking at a national colloquium on the security … Read more
A security analyst at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre (KAIPTC), Dr Kwasi Aning, has said persons who instigate and perpetuate violence before, during, and after the elections should be hauled before the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague for trial. Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has warned that the current political environment … Read more