Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Anning believes President John Mahama’s concession of defeat in the country’s election puts him in a strong position to ensure the desired resolution to the current political crisis in The Gambia. President Mahama, together with some other ECOWAS Heads of state will be in the Gambian capital of Banjul today [Tuesday] to help find … Read more
Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Anning believes President John Mahama’s concession of defeat in the country’s election puts him in a strong position to ensure the desired resolution to the current political crisis in The Gambia. President Mahama, together with some other ECOWAS Heads of state will be in the Gambian capital of Banjul today [Tuesday] … Read more
Security Analyst, Dr. Kwesi Anning believes President John Mahama’s concession of defeat in the country’s election puts him in a strong position to ensure the desired resolution to the current political crisis in The Gambia. President Mahama, together with some other ECOWAS Heads of state will be in the Gambian capital of Banjul today [Tuesday] to help find … Read more
The post-election disturbances allegedly being perpetrated by New Patriotic Party supporters could escalate if not adequately addressed, a security analyst, Dr. Kwasi Anning has warned. Dr. Anning attributed these disturbances to failure of the police and the political parties to adequately deal with the perpetrators as required. Speaking on , he noted that some parties … Read more
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 Ghana Police Service has a daunting task in ensuring peace and security at all the polling stations for the December polls. This is because there are fewer security officers compared to the number of polling stations where electorates will cast their votes. There is an estimated 25,000 police personnel, with 29,992 polling stations across … Read more
Resorting to surveillance cameras can unravel the sequence of events that resulted in clashes between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and end the blame game by the two sides, David Agbey, a security analyst, has suggested. On Sunday November 13, there were clashes between the supporters … Read more
There will be an increased level of tension and violence in Ghana as the general elections inch closer, Security Analyst, Kwesi Aning has predicted. According to Mr. Aning, the number of vigilante groups affiliated with the two main political parties will lead to an increase in violence ahead of the general elections in December. “I … Read more
There will be an increased level of tension and violence in Ghana as the general elections inch closer, Security Analyst, Kwesi Aning has predicted. According to Mr. Aning, the number of vigilante groups affiliated with the two main political parties will lead to an increase in violence ahead of the general elections in December. “I … Read more
The media should desist from creating the impression that Ghana is about to go up in flames because a bomb was found close to the residence of a Deputy Minister in an election year, security analyst Irbard Ibrahim has cautioned. On Tuesday November 1, a bomb was discovered near the residence of Mr Andy Osei … Read more
Hundreds of residents in Wassa Juabo in the Amenfi Central Municipality of the Western Region on Thursday, 20 October went on a demonstration against Chinese miners who have taken over large hectares of forest reserves in the area and excavating it for gold. Convener of the demonstration, Mr Kwabena Manu, told Chief Jerry Forson on … Read more
Galamseyers in the country will “fight to the death” to “protect their livelihood,” security analyst Dr Kwesi Aning has warned, and urged state security agencies to think through whatever response and strategies they fashion out to deal with the recent uprising by some illegal miners at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. “There are enough guns … Read more
It is high time the security agencies, especially the Ghana Police Service, started inviting for questioning politicians who incite violence, security analyst Dr Kwesi Aning has said. Speaking in an interview with Emefa Apawu on Class91.3FM’s 505 news programme on Tuesday, 18 October, about a recent comment by the opposition NPP’s Northern regional chairman, Daniel … Read more
Ambassador for the 2016 election, Irbard Ibrahim, has chided the Electoral Commission(EC) for the disqualification of certain political party candidates from contesting the December election, accusing the EC of acting in a “draconian” fashion. The security analyst expressed his misgivings about the decision and warned: “the country may not be able to meet the December … Read more
Security Analyst, Irbard Ibrahim, has described the discourse around the dismissal of some 501 military recruits in December 2015 as worrying. The peace ambassador and governance expert in an interview with Kwame Tutu on Rainbow Radio 87.5fm, expressed disappointment in the way and manner the issue has been addressed. The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has done the “right” thing by withdrawing police guards assigned to 13 presidential aspirants who have been disqualified by the Electoral Commission, security analyst Dr Kwesi Aning has said. “They don’t deserve security detail because they are no more presidential aspirants,” Dr Aning told Emefa Apawu on Class91.3FM’s 505 news programme … Read more
The hurling of stones at the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is wrong and underpins the need for more public education on how to conduct politics in a decorous and mutually respectful way, Irbard Ibrahim, Security Analyst and Peace Ambassador, has said. On Wednesday October 5, an unidentified … Read more
The police directive to personnel to suspend inspection of driver’s licences and other documents to facilitate traffic management will increase lawlessness in the country, international relations and security analyst Nana Owusu Sekyere has said. Speaking on the Executive Breakfast Show (EBS) on Class91.3FM on Wednesday, October 5, he said the directive flew in the face … Read more