{"id":171746,"date":"2024-04-15T16:12:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/support-homegrown-initiatives-against-insecurity-kan-dapaah\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:12:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:12:36","slug":"support-homegrown-initiatives-against-insecurity-kan-dapaah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/15\/support-homegrown-initiatives-against-insecurity-kan-dapaah\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Homegrown Initiatives Against Insecurity &#8211; Kan-Dapaah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Albert Kan-Dapaah<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has advocated for homegrown initiatives in curbing security threats in West Africa during a lecture at the African Studies Centre, University of Florida, US.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the theme, \u201cEnsuring Security and Democracy in West Africa: Ghana\u2019s Role in Regional and International Cooperation\u201d Mr. Kan-Dapaah stressed that developments in West Africa are emblematic of the chaos and crisis that have characterised our world in the past decade; the magnitude of which remains unprecedented since the end of the cold war.<\/p>\n<p>However, he noted the drastic deviations in motivations of perpetrators of insecurity in the region, underscoring the peculiar challenge in the Sahel, the Lake Chad Basin, etc., highlighting the threats to Ghana and emphasizing the necessity for distinct counter approaches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf particular concern is the southward drift of the terrorist threat from the Sahel region to Coastal West African states along the Gulf of Guinea. For the first time, littoral States such as Togo and Benin which were once considered to be Police States impervious to terrorist attacks, recorded more than 40 deaths each from terrorism in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The result of this development is that, with the exception of Ghana, all Coastal West African States along the Gulf of Guinea have recorded a terrorist attack\u201d he acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these complexities, he advocated for the implementation of \u201chomegrown initiatives anchored on a sub-regional cooperation framework in the fight against terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized Ghana\u2019s unique position as a bastion of democracy and stability within the region, particularly as neighboring countries like Togo face risks of democratic regression.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he stressed the importance of bolstering support for ECOWAS and the Ghana-led Accra Initiative to tackle the diverse array of challenges confronting the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRanging from unemployment to governance deficiencies to the scourge of terrorism, these challenges necessitate both strategic kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to effectively mitigate trans-boundary threats while simultaneously addressing internal issues,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the minister urged students and the entire academic community to intensify their research efforts, seeking measures to achieve \u201ca peaceful and stable West African region where democracy thrives and terrorism becomes a thing of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also called on development partners to tailor their interventions to support local initiatives aimed at fostering stability within the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Daily Guide Report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albert Kan-Dapaah \u00a0 National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has advocated for homegrown initiatives in curbing security threats in West Africa during a lecture at the African Studies Centre, University of Florida, US. 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