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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Rear Admiral Moses Kwadwo Beick-Baffour had his secondary education at Bueman Secondary School, Jasikan-Buem and Bishop Herman College, Kpando all in the Volta Region.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of London and a Professional Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law; a Master of Science Degree in Maritime Affairs from the World Maritime University, Sweden; Post Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from GIMPA. He is a Member of the Ghana Bar Association and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Transport and Logistics (UK).
Latest News
14TH MATRICULATION CEREMONY OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DEFENCE AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS PROGRAMME HELD AT GAFCSC
On Friday 12 March 2021, The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) held its 14th matriculation for fresh students of the Master of Science in Defence and International Politics programme (MDIP). The ceremony was the 7th for the weekend programme and...
GHANA ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE INTRODUCES MARITIME SECTOR GOVERNANCE COURSE
The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has introduced a Maritime Sector Governance Course at the College. The course which was formerly the Exclusive Economic Zone Management and Operations Course was organized in collaboration with maritime subject...
JOSPONG LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2021 HELD AT GHANA ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE
The Jospong Group of Companies held a five-day leadership conference at Hamidu Hall of the Ghana Armed Forces Command Staff College for its workers. The conference which commenced on Monday 18 January and ended on Friday 22 January had participants in other countries...
GHANA ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE JUNIOR STAFF COURSE 74 GRADUATION CEREMONY
Sixty Officers of the Junior Staff Course (JSC) 74 of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) graduated on Friday 18 December 2020. The students comprised officers from the armed forces of The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, the Federal Republic of...
REAR ADMIRAL MOSES BEICK-BAFFOUR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON PROFESSOR MAXWELL OPOKU-AGYEMANG
On Wednesday 15 December 2020, the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Rear Admiral Moses Beick-Baffour, paid a courtesy call on the Director of the Ghana School of Law, Professor Maxwell Opoku-Agyemang. The Commandant presented...
CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF DONATES COMPUTERS TO GHANA ARMED FORCES COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE
Rear Admiral Moses Beick-Baffour (centre) in a group photograph with Cdre Bessing, some Staff Officers and the Command Sergeant Major of the College On Thursday 17 December 2020, the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College was privileged to receive quantity...
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...