Innovative Law Enforcement Training at the RTC

The West Africa Regional Training Center (RTC) provides innovative law enforcement instruction to combat transnational organized crime in West Africa. Located in Accra, Ghana, the RTC is an initiative of U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ (INL) International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Program.

Training at the RTC advances the strategic efforts of INL to address complex transnational criminal threats including transnational organized crime, corruption, illicit trafficking, money laundering, terrorist financing, cyber and intellectual property crime, border insecurity, environmental crime, and illegal drugs.

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Ms. Selasi

Alumni in Focus

In the month of May, the RTC hosted an FBI Public Corruption course with participants from Ghana and Liberia. We welcomed RTC alumna from Ghana, who agreed to share her training experience with us and the alumni community. Enjoy the read!

Briefly introduce yourself and your law enforcement career

My name is Ms. Selasi, a Prosecuting Attorney … read more

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Oct
31

INL Visit to the RTC – October 31, 2023

October 31 2023 12:30
RTC

INL/AME Director David Galbraith and West Africa Team Lead Jennifer Doumitt, along with Embassy Accra’s INL Director Christopher Hoelscher, visited the facility to learn more about the work being …

Oct
11

Alumni Event: Succes Story Info Session – October 11, 2023

October 11 2023 12:00
RTC

This virtual event was attended by over 60 RTC alumni from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, and The Gambia. During the session, alumni …

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