Volume 5, Issue 3 July - September, 2012

Volume 5, Issue 3
July - September, 2012
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Highlights of the 18
IAPTC Conference
Clifford Crofford, IAPTC President, said
peacekeeping and its associated
activities will continually be faced with
challenges as mandates evolve and
situations change to reflect current
global needs. He therefore called on
the use of new knowledge, skills,
methods and capabilities not only to
secure peace but also to promote the
resiliency of such peace to prevent
conflict relapse. Col Crofford urged
peacekeepers/peacebuilders to
address the drivers of conflict while
helping nations and communities to
strengthen and rebuild capacities that
lay foundations for peace.
Ambassador Ellen Margaret Loj. She delivered a lecture on the Peacekeeping-Peacebuilding
Nexus at the 18th IAPTC conference
T
he 18th Annual Conference of
the International Association of
Peace Training Conference
(IAPTC) has been held in Helsinki,
Finland.
The conference was held
under the theme “Effective
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding:
C h a l l e n g e s f o r t h e Tr a i n i n g
Community” to reflect current and
likely future challenges associated
with the prevention and peaceful
resolution of conflict.
Opening the session, Col
Col Clifford Crofford asked
participants to reflect on the theme for
the conference while they reconsider
how current activities in their
organisations contribute to the abilities
of peacekeepers to meet the
challenges of peacebuilding. He also
told participants to review their
training needs so peacekeepers can
serve simultaneously as peace builders.
The 4-day conference
discussed a host of other topics
including training related to women,
peace and security (UN Security
Council 1325) and Sexual and Genderbased violence in conflict.
cont. on page 7
p.1
Highlights of the 18th IAPTC Conference
Media Monitoring During Elections in p. 3
Ghana:
Collaborations and Partnerships…
p. 4
List of 2012 Research Publications
Ghana:
p. 6
KAIPTC
Participates in 18 th IAPTC
AFRICOM Pledges Continued Collaboration...
A Trip To The Jungle Warfare School
p. 8
p. 5
KAIPTC Quarterly Newsletter
Volume 5, Issue 3
July - September, 2012
KAIPTC
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Participates in 18 IAPTC
The KAIPTC stand at the
Ideas Bazaar. From left
Col Leo Hirschmann
(Director of Training),
Ms. Susan Nelson
(Head, TfP) and Eben
Anum-Tetteh (Head,
Corporate Affairs)
n a related story, the KAIPTC
has participated in the 18th
Annual IAPTC Conference
and Ideas Bazaar. The Centre
used the fora attended by 200
participants from 40 countries
to obtain up-to-date
information about new trends
and working case studies in
international Peace Support
Operations(PSO). The
conference also provided an
opportunity to continue a
process of building an
extensive network support
base for the Centre and
promote the activities of the
Centre to the international
peacekeeping community.
I
KAIPTC staff
participated in the
presentations and
thematic
discussions where
they shared
information on
research and
training in PSO.
KAIPTC staff
participated in the
presentations and thematic
discussions where they shared
information on research and
training in PSO. The KAIPTC
stand at the Ideas Bazaar
promoted the Centre's
research, training and
academic programmes, and
Training for Peace Programme
(TfP).
The next IAPTC
Conference would be held in
2013 in Cairo and will be hosted
by the Cairo Regional Center
f o r Tr a i n i n g o n C o n f l i c t
Resolution and Peacekeeping
in Africa (CCCPA).
KAIPTC Quarterly Newsletter
Volume 5, Issue 3
July - September, 2012
Media Monitoring During
Elections in Ghana:
Lessons learnt from 2008 and other elections
A
lecturer at the School of Communication
Studies, Legon, Ghana, has said the media have
a critical role to play to support effective
elections in Ghana. “Merely having elections is not
enough; merely having media is not enough; both are
prerequisites for a thriving democracy,” said
Professor Audrey Gadzekpo
She made these remarks at a “Reflections on
Security” lecture held at the KAIPTC for reporters and
representatives of media organisations. The lecture
was held to interrogate what media monitoring
reports say about the ability of the media to intervene
constructively in democratic elections in Ghana. The
meeting also discussed the role of media in the
upcoming elections and made recommendations on
how media performance can be improved for
enhanced elections.
Professor Gadzekpo said conditions needed
to enable media execute their mandate during
elections do exist in Ghana. She mentioned these
conditions to include the existence of a legal
dispensation (a constitution that backs the work of
media); regulations by statutory bodies and by media
organisations; media pluralism; and a vibrant
audience that participates in discussions freely. She
therefore urged media to facilitate Ghana's
democracy by informing the electorate about political
choices; help disseminate and discuss issues; provide
avenues for constructive debates; and set the agenda
on what needs to be discussed.
Prof Gadzekpo however indicated that
reports of coverage of elections by media, gathered
since 1992, indicate that media in Ghana have
challenges. She mentioned these challenges to
include unequal access to political parties; breach of
professional ethics; biased reporting; use of strong
language; personality attacks; partisanship; poor fact
checking; inaccurate reportage; incitement; and lack
of in-depth analyses of events.
Prof Gadzekpo called for improved media
reportage in the upcoming elections and said media
monitoring must be improved and expanded so
results are used for media reforms needed beyond
the upcoming elections. She also indicated that media
need support to strengthen their civic education roles
and said organisations such as the National Media
Commission need to be strengthened to provide
more effective oversight and monitoring roles.
Prof Gadzekpo encouraged media to develop
their own codes and sanction violators, while they
train to identify and navigate 'potential landmines'.
She also called for a guiding legislation to discourage
incumbency abuse by state media as well as a
comprehensive broadcast law to regulate the form
and content of broadcast material. She finally
indicated that an empowered National Media
Commission should take full responsibility for media
authorization and content.
The forum was organized jointly by the
KAIPTC and the Friedrich Egbert Foundation and was
attended by over 50 TV, radio, and newspaper
journalists in Ghana.
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KAIPTC Quarterly Newsletter
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Collaborations and Partnerships…
The Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team
have embarked on a monitoring visit to six
countries in West Africa. These visits are
part of an integrated M&E process to visit
trainees and discuss successes and
challenges in applying the knowledge
gained from attending courses at the
KAIPTC. These monitoring missions are also
used to establish training gaps that need to
be f i l l e d in the d e s i gn of f uture
programmes.
KAIPTC delegation (seated) led by the Commandant were at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) for discussions on
partnerships and collaborations.
Some members of the team in a group picture with the
Chief of Army Staff of Cape Verde: From left to right are Col. Samaila
Dadinkowa, Mr. John Pokoo, Gen. Alberto Fernandez and Mrs. Afua Lamptey.
AFRICOM Pledges Continued Support for
Regional Peace and Security
T
The Commandant of KAIPTC, Air Vice Marshall CK Dovlo (seated left), poses with the Executive Director of the Institute of Defense
Analysis (IDA), Mr. David Chu (seated right) during a working visit to the Institute in Alexandria, Virginia (USA). Standing behind, left
to right are: Colonel Emmanuel Kotia (KAIPTC), Lieutenant Colonel Keith Blakely (USA Embassy, Accra) and Dr Kwesi Aning (KAIPTC).
he Commander of the US
Africa Command (AFRICOM)
has paid a courtesy call on the
leadership of the KAIPTC. During
the visit, General Carter F. Ham
held discussions with the
Executive Committee of the
Centre on regional peace and
security issues as well as research
and training in peace support
operations. He also toured
facilities at the Centre.
Gen Carter Ham pledged
continued collaboration between
AFRICOM and the KAIPTC in
training personnel for regional
peace operations. He also pledged
support for provision and
expansion of training
infrastructure. Gen Ham later
commended the Centre for its
activities to advance peace and
security in Africa and beyond.
General Carter Ham (right) in a discussion with the leadership of the Centre.
The US Africa Command is
one of six unified commands
within the US Department of
Defence and works with the
KAIPTC to implement the
Partnering Integrated Logistical
Operational Tactical (PILOT)
Course which focuses on training
personnel in the sub-region in
planning, co-ordination and
conduct of logistics in PSO.
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List of Research Publications
2012
Aning Kwesi 2013
'All quiet in the West? Understanding the complexity of West Africa's security challenges', Africa South of the Sahara
London: Routledge (with Festus Aubyn) (forthcoming)
2013 'The African security Predicament' in James Hentz, Ed. Routledge International Handbook on African Security (London:
Routledge) (with Naila Salihu)
2013 'Ghana' in Alex Bellamy & Paul Williams, Eds., Providing Peacekeepers: The Politics, Challenges and future of United
Nations Contributions (Oxford: Oxford University Press) (with Festus Aubyn)
2013 'Interrogating the 'Northern problem': post-colony, identity and political [in] stability in Cote d'Ivoire and Togo' in Sabelo,
J Ndlovu-Gathsheni & Brilliant Mhlanga, Eds., Bondage of Boundaries and the 'Toxic Other' in Postcolonial Africa. (with Naila
Salihu)
2013 Unconstitutional changes of government: confronting Africa's democratic paradox' The AU Herald (with Festus Aubyn)
(forthcoming)
2013 Negotiating the unintended impacts of peacekeeping economies in Africa: a comparative analysis of Liberia and Sierra
Leone International Peacekeeping (with Fiifi Edu-Afful) (accepted for publication)
2012 ECOWAS, West Africa and the Responsibility to Protect in Andy Knight & Frazer
Egerton, Eds, The Responsibility to
Protect (London: Routledge) (with Samuel Atuobi)
2012 'West Africa's security dilemmas: state fragility, narco-terrorism and oil politics' in Africa South of the Sahara (London:
Routledge)
2012 Protection of civilians in peace support operations; lessons from La Cote d'Ivoire, Conflict Trends, Vol 12, Issue 2 (with
Naila Salihu)
2012 The Economic Dimensions of Negotiated Peace Accords in West Africa: is there an emerging praxis by ECOWAS?, Africa
Spectrum, Vol. 47, No. 1 (with Samuel Atuobi)
2012 Confronting the Boko Haram Challenge to Nigeria: exploring options for a peaceful settlement. Stability Operations, Vol.
8 No. 1, August (with Festus Aubyn)
Aning Kwesi, Frank Okyere & Mustapha Abdallah, 2012, 'Addressing the emerging security threats in Post-Gaddafi Sahel and ECOWAS
Response to the Malian Coup', KAIPTC Policy Brief 1/May 2012
Aning Kwesi, Birikorang Emma Lartey A. Ernest, 2012. The Processes and Mechanisms of Developing a Democratic Intelligence Culture in
Ghana (Georgetown: Georgetown University Publication)
Aning Kwesi and Avoxe Evelyn, 2012. Different missions; different mandates: a comparative Assessment of Ghanaian Police experiences
in UN Peacekeeping since 1960 (New York: New York University/Carnegie Foundation)
Osei-Tutu Joana. Natural Resource Management as a Conflict Prevention Tool: Implications for Ghana's Oil Find (Under review)
Osei-Tutu Joana and Danso Sarah. Homegrown Crises, Homegrown Solutions? The Efficacy of Indigenous Conflict
Resolution/Management Approaches in Ghana', Center for Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University. (Under review)
Birikorang Emma, 2012. Integrating Gender in Peacekeeping Training: An Approach from the ECOWAS Subregion, with Ecoma Alaga,
Fahamu Organisation, (Forthcoming)
2012 Lessons Learned and Best Practice from a Troubled Region: ECOWAS and the Development of the ECOWAS Standby
Force, Book Chapter, Ashgate Publication(Forthcoming)
2012 Developing the ECOWAS Standby Force; Concept, Structure, and Deployment, KAIPTC Policy Brief (Under review)
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List of Research Publications - 2012
Amedzrator Lydia, 2012. 'Breaking the Inertia: Women's Role in Mediation and Peace Processes in West Africa', KAIPTC Occasional
Paper – (Under review)
Abdallah, Mustapha, 2012, "Exploring the Youth Involvement in Contemporary Ghanaian Politics" (Awaiting publication)
Lamptey Afua 2012. Tackling the Aftermath of Libya's 'Arab spring'; Addressing the small arms issue' KAIPTC policy brief, April, 2012
Aning Kwesi and Danso Ferdinand, Eds, 2012. Election Related Violence in Ghana. (forthcoming)
Book Chapters in Election Related Violence in Ghana
Birikorang Emma and Aning Kwesi. Negotiating Populism and Populist Politics in Ghana: 1949-2012, with Kwesi Aning
Pokoo John, Inter and Intra-party Conflicts and Democratic Consolidation in Ghana in Managing electoral Violence.
Danso Sarah and Adu-Afful Fiifi, 'Fruitcake', 'Madmen' and 'All-Die-Be-Die': Deconstructing Political Discourse and Rhetoric in Ghana
Lamptey Afua and Salihu Naila. Interrogating the Relationship between the Politics of Patronage and Electoral Violence in Ghana.
KAIPTC and ZIF, 2012. The West African Region: Between Peace Dividends and the Road to Recovery. Conference Report.
KAIPTC/ZIF. Germany.
WPSI, 2012. “From Resolution to Reality. African Women Speak on Peace and Security”. KAIPTC Documentary.
Highlights of the 18 th IAPTC Conference
Participants at the Ideas Bazaar
There were pedagogical sessions at the conference to
discuss and share best practices in training courses
and to examine how integrated multi-disciplinary
exercises fit into training.
The 1st IAPTC conference was held in 1995 in
Nova Scotia, Canada and was attended by 21
participants. The purpose at the time was to bring
together like-minded institutions to exchange ideas
and programmes related to peacekeeping education
and training and explore possibilities for exchange of
instructors. Seventeen years on, the conference has
grown in size and value to include thematic discussions
and the Ideas Bazaar. The KAIPTC hosted the IAPTC
conference in 2004.
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A Trip To The Jungle Warfare School
...A team building exercise!!
T
eam building at the Centre was taken to another
level in August when the Collective Training Unit,
in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces,
organized a field trip to the Achiase Jungle Warfare
School, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Staff that participated in the one-day trip
were given lessons on booby traps, survival tactics
and negotiation skills. The intensive three-hour
session exposed staff to some of the training offered
to military battalions nominated for Peace Support
Operations on the continent. Staff got the
opportunity to experience first-hand jungle training
and took turns at the firing range.
The team building exercise was of
tremendous use for the over 50 staff who participated
and the comments below reflected the mood of staff
after the exercise.
“It was a frightening but terrific and
interesting experience. I definitely want to go again.”
– Mrs. Gloria Boateng, Senior Internal Audit Officer.
“It was a good teambuilding exercise. I got to
see supervisors in a relaxed environment.” – Mr.
Augustine Owusu, TED Analyst.
“It was fun, exciting and once in a life time
experience. I learnt a lot. I fired a gun for the first time
and enjoyed the survival meal (snake meat stew).” –
Ms. Sarah Okaebea Danso, Research Associate, SALW
Programme
“It was an exhausting experience, but full of
fun. I learnt a few tricks on how to withstand threats
and possible opposition.” – Ms. Rubby Exornam
Lawluvi, Circulation & Reader Services Officer, Library
“My perception about the military has
changed tremendously. They are doing great work in
maintaining peace and security.” – Sam Aaron
Amoako, Webmaster/Library Systems Administrator.
“It was worth going through that life-time
experience and I would recommend that for everyone.
Issues about peace and security should concern
everyone.” – Mr. Samuel Arhin, Technical Assistant,
Reprographic.
“Watching Achiase from a civilian perspective
was revealing and phenomenal. The military are doing
a great job” – Mrs. Lydia Hagan, Senior Course Services
Officer
Staff were taken through endurance exercises
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