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The Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Major General Matthew Essien paid a courtesy visit to the head office of Inamar Company Limited on Tuesday, 10 December 2024 in Tema. He was accompanied by a team including Air Commodore Thomas Niifio Okai, Assistant Commandant (Senior Division),...
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The Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Major General (Maj Gen) Matthew Essien in keeping to the traditions of the College has recently visited former commandants to present Christmas gifts as a gesture of appreciation and goodwill. This gesture by Maj Gen Essien and the...
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The Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Major General Matthew Essien on behalf of the Staff College Fraternity honoured the Dean and Director of Academic Affairs, Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso for his many years of outstanding dedication, distinguished career and service to the College during a brief...
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As part of the Graduation Ceremony held for the Junior Staff Course 82, the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Major General Matthew Essien honoured key sponsors and officially commissioned the reconstructed GAFCSC Main Gate and the renovated Ante Room of the Fletcher Mess on...
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Speaking at the 20th Anniversary celebration of the 37 Military Hospital Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic, Major General (Maj Gen) Matthew Essien, the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College and Guest of Honor, emphasized that Each child deserves the best possible care. The symposium, held on Wednesday,...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) held a graduation ceremony on Friday, 20 December 2024, at Hamidu Hall, Teshie to mark the completion of Junior Staff Course(JSC) 82. The graduates comprised 61 officers of the Ghana Armed Forces and 15 officers from allied countries. The Guest...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College(GAFCSC) has held an opening ceremony to commence the 5th Maritime Sector Governance Course for participants of the Senior Command and Staff Course 46 and stakeholders in the Maritime Sector on Monday, 25 November 2024 at the Hamidu Hall, Teshie. The Course...
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The Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Major General (Ing) Matthew Essien and some members of the College Staff paid a courtesy call on the Libyan Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Khamis Baraka Ibrahim, at the Libyan Embassy on Tuesday, 26 November 2024. ...
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The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) exhibited its military strength and capabilities during the Land Combat and Firepower Demonstration held at the Bundase Training Camp. The exercise, conducted on Friday 1 November 2024, had the 2 Infantry Battalion as the lead unit, with support from various battalions and regiments. Sea and...
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On Thursday, 17 October 2024, the Chief of the Army Staff, (COAS), Major General Bismarck Kwasi Onwona visited the College, delivered a lecture on his vision for the Ghana Army and interacted with students of Senior Command and Staff Course 46 at the Hamidu Hall. The COAS was accompanied by...
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A two-member delegation from the Ghana National Fire Service College, led by Deputy Chief Officer and Commandant of the Fire Service College, James Ankrah, along with Assistant Chief Fire Officer Dr. Gerald Acheampong, Director of Studies, has paid a courtesy call on the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has held its induction religious parade for Senior Command and Staff Course 46 at Hamidu Hall on Sunday, 6th October 2024, Teshie. During his sermon on “Enhancing Professionalism through Knowledge Acquisition,” Colonel Peter Nyarko Duodu encouraged participants to pursue knowledge...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has held a matriculation ceremony for Senior Command and Staff Course 46 on Wednesday, 1 October 2024, at Teshie. In his welcome address to students and invited guests, The Commandant of the College, Major General Matthew Essien revealed that the...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College(GAFCSC) has organized a send-off party for the National Service Personnel 2023/2024 year group on Friday 27 September 2024 at the College’s Canteen. The purpose of the programme was to celebrate and appreciate the personnel’s efforts, contributions, and dedication added up to...
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The Alumni of Senior Command and Staff Course 45 has donated a lectern and wireless microphones to the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Friday, 13th September 2024, at Teshie. The Senior Student, Lieutenant Colonel AK Effah, on behalf of the Course expressed appreciation to the...
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A three-member delegation from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), led by Dr Osei Kuffour held a conference with the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Wednesday, 11 September 2024, at Teshie. The Conference was aimed to evaluate the readiness of the GAFCSC Junior Division for...
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The Vice President of Ghana and Chairman of the Armed Forces Council, HE Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the graduating students of both the Senior Command and Staff Course 45 (SCSC 45) and the Defence and International Politics programme to maintain the highest standards of professionalism in the...
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In a significant career milestone, the Chief Coordinator of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Col MO Mantey, has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Consequently, he has been appointed as the Deputy Commandant of the Support Services Command, a role that recognizes his outstanding...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) as part of preparations for its upcoming Graduation Ceremony of the Senior Command and Staff Course (SCSC 45) and the Master of Science in Defence and International Politics (MDIP) Class of 2024 has held a religious graduation service on Sunday, 18...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) Course 45 has held a dinner night on Friday, 17 August 2024 at Teshie, Accra. The regimental dinner was in honour of the Senior Command and Staff Graduating Course 45. The Guest of Honour for the occasion Lieutenant General (Lt...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Critical Care and Emergency Hospital (GAFCCEH) held an interactive forum with students of Senior Command and Staff Course (SCSC) 45 at the Hamidu Hall in Teshie on Monday, 12 August 2024. The engagement aimed to update the students on the hospital's progress towards operationalization and highlight...
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Sun Electronics Limited, distributors of Hisense products in Ghana, has donated assorted electronic gadgets to the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Friday, 9 August 2024, in Teshie. The donation, presented by a team member from the Corporate Sales Department, Madam Hinanit Opoku included television sets...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) Senior Course 45 students have concluded Exercise NKABOM 2024. The Exercise took place from Wednesday 31 July to Friday 9 August 2024 at the College in Teshie. The exercise was aimed at exploring the full gamut of contemporary warfare,...
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ledzokuku Constituency Hon Benjamin Narteh Ayiku has donated 40 pieces of streetlights to the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFSCC) on Tuesday, 6 August 2024. The donation forms part of the member of parliament’s developmental efforts for the constituency as well as...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has climaxed its two-day Counter Terrorism/Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CT/CIED) Course 2024. The Course was organized from Monday 29 to Tuesday 30 July 2024 at the College for students of Senior Command and Staff Course 45 and external participants from sister...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has held a closing ceremony for its Conflict and Crisis Management Course (CCMC) 1/2024 academic year for the Senior Command and Staff Course 45 on Friday, 26 July 2024 at the Hamidu Hall, Teshie Ridge. The two-week course aimed to...
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The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Thomas Oppong-Peprah, has paid a visit to the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Thursday, 18 July, 2024, at Teshie Ridge. As part of the visit, the CDS toured the college and was briefed on...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has opened its Conflict and Crisis Management Course (CCMC) 1/2024 academic year for Senior Command and Staff Course 45 on Monday, 15 July 2024, at the Hamidu Hall, Teshie. The course aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has launched its maiden Republic Day Public Lecture in partnership with One Ghana Movement. The lecture, themed "Reflections on Democratic Control Over the Military: A Way Forward for Sustainability", was held on Monday, 1 July 2024, at the Hamidu Hall in...
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Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) Major General (Maj Gen) Matthew Essien paid a courtesy call to the Retired Commissioned Officers Association (RCOA) on Thursday, 27 June 2024. Maj Gen Essien outlined programs offered by the College and extended an official invitation to the...
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The Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Major General (Maj Gen) Matthew Essien paid a visit to the Council of State Chairman, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, on Wednesday, 26 June 2024, at the Accra International Conference Center in Accra. Maj Gen Essien, in...
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The Commandant, Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Maj Gen M Essien paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament on Tue 25 Jun24 at Parliament House in Accra. Maj Gen Essien stated that the purpose of the visit was to formally invite the Speaker, Right Honourable Alban...
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The Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Major General Matthew Essien, visited the Chief Justice of Ghana, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, at her office in Accra on Thursday, 20 June 2024. The purpose of the visit was to formally invite the Chief...
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The Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Major General (Maj Gen) Matthew Essien, has emphasized the importance of agility, innovation, and integration in future warfare. He highlighted these elements as essential for effective military strategy and operations in the evolving landscape of global conflict during...
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The Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), Commissioner of Police (COP) Maa Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has charged students of Course 81 to be fully committed to problem-solving, particularly in the training of personnel, their administration, and welfare. She made the clarion call while addressing Junior Staff...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has launched the inaugural Multi-Domain Operations and Future Warfare module as part of its curriculum for Senior Command and Staff Course 45 on Monday 27 May 2024 at Teshie. The module, which included weekend students from the Master of Science in...
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The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) visited the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) on Monday, May 20, 2024 at Teshie. The visit, led by Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, Chairman of the Commission, comes in response to GAFCSC's charter institutional application to become a fully-fledged university. Professor Abdulai...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College arranged a comprehensive African Study Tour, precisely designed to delve into the complex dynamics surrounding the recent surge of military coups across the African continent and its consequential impact on the democratic aspirations of its nations. Spanning five distinct countries, including Angola,...
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In a diplomatic move aimed at fostering collaboration between Zimbabwe and Ghana, the Zimbabwean Non-Residential Defense Attache (DA) to Ghana, Colonel Philip Kupe, has paid a courtesy call on the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Maj Gen Matthew Essien, at his office in Teshie...
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The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Ghana, HE Sergei Berknikov, embarked on a significant working visit to the Commandant of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Maj Gen Matthew Essien, on Monday, 22 April, 2024. This visit marked a pivotal moment within the curriculum of the...
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The Commandant of Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Maj Gen Matthew Essien has welcomed a 45-Member delegation from the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), who are currently on a one-week world study tour to Ghana on Wednesday 17 April, 2024 at Otu Barracks, Teshie. The delegation is...
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Major General (Maj Gen) Matthew Essien has assumed leadership at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), taking over the reins and responsibilities from his predecessor, Maj Gen Bismack Kwesi Onwona. The transition occurred during a brief ceremony on Tuesday, 16 April 2024, at his office in Otu...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College has made giant strides in the development of infrastructure. This was made known by the Chief of the Army Staff, Major General (Maj Gen) Bismarck Kwesi Onwona, in an address to staff and students during a working visit to the College on...
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The Commandant of the Command and Staff College of Tanzania (CSCT) has led a 36-member delegation to the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) for an official visit on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The delegation comprises eight Directing Staff and 27 course participants who were on a one-week...
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The Academic Division of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has held its 20th matriculation ceremony for students of the Master of Science in Defence and International Politics (MDIP) and Master of Science in Security Studies (MSS) on Friday, March 22, 2024, at Teshie. A total of...
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In a bid to shed light on the complexities of African development within the rapidly evolving global context, students of the Senior Command and Staff Course 45 and the Master of Science in International Politics at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College were treated to a thought-provoking public...
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A 28-member delegation from the Kenya Joint Command and Staff College (JCSC) on Tuesday, 12 March 12, 2024, visited the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Teshie. The delegation led by the Commandant of the College, Major General EM Kinuthia, was on a 5-day study tour in Ghana...
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company Limited, Mr Kenneth Kwamina Thompson, has urged stakeholders of the Maritime Sector to safeguard the maritime domain from unlawful exploitation. He emphasized this during the closing ceremony of this year’s Maritime Sector Governance Course, held at GAFCSC on Friday,...
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The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has commenced the 2024 Maritime Sector Governance Course, on Monday 12 February, 2024, at Teshie. The 5-day course is designed to provide professional maritime practitioners, decision-makers, and stakeholders in the maritime industry with effective governance of the sector. It also aims...
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Maj Gen Bismarck Kwesi Onwona has bid farewell to staff and students of GAFCSC in a brief ceremony held at the Hamidu Hall on 30 January 2024. This signified the end of his tenure as the Commandant of the College. In his farewell address, Maj Gen Onwona officially announced his...
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