Hon. Martin A. B. K. Amidu, the Minister of the Interior of Ghana, visiting the exhibition stand in company of Mr. Amoa D. Baffour, the President  of WAANSA

On 23rd August 2010, WAANSA held its civil society forum in Accra, Ghana.  The official opening of the forum was chaired by the Hon. Minister of Defence and the Key-note address was delivered by the Hon. Minister of the Interior both of the Republic of Ghana. Fraternal messages were received from the ECOWAS Commission, UNDP, Association of National Commissions on Small Arms in West Africa (NatComs of West Africa) West African Network for Peace building (WANEP), Ghana National Commission on Small Arms (GNACSA), Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre (KAIPTC) and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA).

Participants at the official opening of the forum

Interlude by the Ghana Police Band

At the end of its Second General Assembly held in Accra, Ghana on 24th August 2010, a new Executive Committee was elected to steer the affairs of the organisation for the next three years. In a peaceful and orderly elections conducted by the representatives of ECOWAS Commission, ECOSAP and IANSA, the following persons were duly elected and acknowledged.