AllAfrica.com reports that a new training center for peacekeepers has been opened in Ghana…
The first course, on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, attracted candidates from as far away as Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
At least 15 more courses are planned between now and the end of November.
This is great news. African officers generally receive little training for peacekeeping operations and, even when they do, that training usually comes from outsde Africa and often holds little direct relevance for African conflicts. At a stroke, this centre addresses both those issues.
And even better news…
The peacekeeping centre has the capacity to run courses, sometimes concurrently, for 20 to 40 participants.
However this is set to increase. Britain, Italy, Canada and the Netherlands are jointly funding an expansion which is scheduled for completion in May 2004.
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