{"id":8327,"date":"2026-03-20T06:31:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T06:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/?p=8327"},"modified":"2026-04-22T06:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T06:35:37","slug":"weekly-news-20-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/weekly-news-20-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly News \u2013 20 March"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Galamsey is Ghana’s biggest security threat- KAIPTC<\/h3>

March 19, 2026 – GBC Ghana Online<\/strong><\/p>

Participants at a Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) workshop have labeled illegal mining (galamsey) as the top emerging threat to both human safety and Ghana’s national security, linking it to organized crime, terrorism, human trafficking, drug abuse, and violent extremism.<\/p>

Read more<\/a><\/p>

COP Abdul-Osman Razark: The Silent Guardian of Ghana’s Security<\/h3>

March 19, 2026 – News Ghana<\/strong><\/p>

Ghana’s National Security Coordinator, COP Abdul-Osman Razark, has been recognized for his quiet yet effective approach since his 2025 appointment. His achievements include the interception of 3.3 tonnes of cocaine worth $350 million near Cape Coast.<\/p>

Read more<\/a><\/p>

Parliament passes Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, renames NIB to BNI<\/h3>

March 18, 2026 – My Joy Online<\/strong><\/p>

Parliament has passed the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025, reverting the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) to its former name, the Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI). The legislation also abolishes the specific portfolio of Minister for National Security.<\/p>

Read more<\/a><\/p>

Recruit 40,000 into security services in 4 years – President Mahama directs<\/h3>

March 17, 2026 – Graphic<\/strong><\/p>

President John Dramani Mahama has directed that the security services recruit 40,000 personnel over four years, doubling the initially intended 20,000. He also ordered the heads of security agencies to ensure transparency and fairness in the recruitment process.<\/p>

Read more<\/a><\/p>

UK High Commissioner promotes security, trade and education cooperation in Northern Ghana<\/h3>

March 15, 2026 – 3 News<\/strong><\/p>

UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Christian Rogg, reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s commitment to strengthening regional security, expanding educational opportunities, and supporting economic development during a working visit to the Northern Region.<\/p>

Read more<\/a><\/p>

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Galamsey is Ghana’s biggest security threat- KAIPTC March 19, 2026 – GBC Ghana Online Participants at a Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) workshop have labeled illegal mining (galamsey) as the top emerging threat to both human safety and Ghana’s national security, linking it to organized crime, terrorism, human trafficking, drug abuse, and violent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ghana-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8327"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8331,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8327\/revisions\/8331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africansecuritynetwork.org\/HSGO4\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}