About Gafcsc
The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) was established in 1963 with the mandate to train officers of the Ghana Armed Forces and allied officers of Africa in command and staff responsibilities. Over the years, it has received and trained personnel from sister African nations and has concentrated on core military/defence programmes, leading to the award of Pass Staff College (PSC) certificate.
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Major General Irvine Nii-Ayitey Aryeetey was born on 13 March 1962 in Accra where he spent his childhood years. He completed his ‘Ordinary’ and ‘Advanced’ Levels of Education at Presbyterian Secondary School, Legon and Navrongo Secondary School respectively.
He was trained at the Ghana Military Academy in October 1984, commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 16 August 1986, and posted to the Airborne Force in Northern Ghana. He proceeded to the US Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia in 1991, where he was trained and certified as a Jumpmaster/Pathfinder/Instructor.
Latest News
BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE DELEGATION EMBARKS ON A BENCHMARKING EXERCISE AT GAFCSC
A 4-man delegation led by Brig Gen Anderson Matlho, from the Botswana Defence Force Command and Staff College, carried out a benchmarking exercise at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) from Monday 15 May to Friday 19 May 2023. The visit was...
GHANA ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE HOLDS ITS 18TH MATRICULATION CEREMONY
The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) held its 18th matriculation ceremony for fresh students of the Master of Science in Defence and International Politics Program (MDIP) on Friday 10 March 2023 at the Hamidu Hall of the College, Teshie. The...
RETIRED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION VISITS GHANA ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE
A 10-member delegation of the Retired Commission Officers Association (RCOA) paid a courtesy call on the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), on Thursday 9 March 2023. The leader of the delegation who is also the President of the...
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE MARITIME SECTOR CHARGED TO IMPROVE COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION
Special Adviser to the President on the Accra Initiative, Ambassador Major General Francis Adu-Amanfoh (Rtd) has stressed the need for improved collaboration and cooperation among all stakeholders in the Maritime Sector for better management and enhanced security of...
GAFCSC COMMENCES MARITIME SECTOR GOVERNANCE COURSE
The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) commenced this year’s Maritime Sector Governance Course on Monday 13 February 2023. The 5-day course which will end on Friday 17 February 2023, is aimed at providing effective maritime sector governance for...
MAJOR GENERAL ARYEETEY TAKES OVER AS GAFCSC COMMANDANT
Maj Gen Irvine Nii Ayitey Aryeetey has taken over from Rear Admiral Moses Beick-Baffour as the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC). The handing and taking over was marked by a colourful farewell parade and pulling-out ceremony held...
Latest Publications
AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS ON THE GHANA ARMED FORCES by Atsu Abgenyega
Ghana, and for that matter, the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has contributed significantly to the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKOs) since 1960. This has enabled Ghana to gain the international status as one of the largest African contributors to United...
THE IMPACT OF ICT ON ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE ECOWAS PROTOCOL ON FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS GOODS AND SERVICES by Bala Musa Kaugama
ECOWAS Member States signed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocol on Free Movement (EPFM) on 1 May 1979. The objective of the protocol is to abolish all forms of obstacles to free movement of persons, goods and services within ECOWAS Member...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MARITIME BOUNDARY DISPUTE BETWEEN GHANA AND COTE D’IVOIRE SINCE 2007 by Benjamin Malon Blay
Diplomatic relations between Ghana and her western neighbour, Cote d’Ivoire, got strained when Cote d’Ivoire in 2008 challenged Ghana over a maritime boundary. The disputed area covers portions of the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) and the Deepwater Tano blocks, where...