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At the end of the “Managing Violent Extremists in Prisons’’ course, we engaged one of the Ghanaian participants who had previously attended training in 2016. He works with the Ghana Prisons Service as a Welfare and Operations Officer and he was happy to share his experience with... Read More

Last month the RTC hosted participants from Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria for a Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Small Arms Trafficking course.  It was a pleasure to host instructors from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) facilitate the course session. The instructor... Read More

It has been a great pleasure keeping you updated on the RTC and sending along useful information for your careers. We appreciate everyone who took time to read and give us feedback on all our efforts. We head into the New Year feeling very positive about the future of law enforcement in Africa, a... Read More

Last month, the RTC team, led by the Director embarked on a trip to Abuja, Nigeria. Part of the RTC’s mission is to provide a mechanism to continuously build law enforcement networks to combat transnational organized crime. To achieve this, the RTC needs support and buy-in from our local co... Read More

October was a fairly busy month at the RTC. We successfully ran four different trainings ranging from investigative to leadership themes which presented novel experiences for the RTC team. The first course dealt with how to properly investigate public corruption cases. It was a lively class made... Read More

Over the years, the RTC has had the pleasure of facilitating tailor-made training to a wide variety of law enforcement and criminal justice professionals. It always gives us great joy to know that participants walk out of the RTC facility with great satisfaction. This satisfaction can be attribut... Read More

Mr. Nightingale at the RTC during the CVE Community Policing Course We are pleased to feature one of INL’s Program Officers to the RTC Program - Mr. Nightingale. It was a pleasure to host him during our recent Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Course and engage him in a conversation on ... Read More

RTC Director (left) with Ms Snyder (middle) and Mr. Felker (right) This month, the RTC was privileged to host the Office Director from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Anti-crime Program Office in Washington DC – Ms. Snyder.... Read More

The New Year is here and many people will make resolutions that while verbalized, never gain traction. Let us resolve to start off 2018 with commitments that will set the foundation for the years to come. There is the need to look toward the future to identify opportunities to maximize our potent... Read More

Officer Opoku during an Equipment Training session in 2016 My name is Officer Opoku and I work with the Narcotics Control Board-Ghana. As a Principal Narcotics Desk Officer (PNDO), my duties include intelligence gathering, confidential informant handling, surveillance, undercover operations, a... Read More

We appreciate our alumni who give us great feedback on our newsletters. If you would like us to feature an article from a specific law enforcement domain, please email us at info@westafricartc.org. This month’s newsletter features an informative article on crime scene procedures and best pr... Read More

It’s refreshing to know that participants are taking practical steps to adopt the concept of community policing as a strategic tool to combat violent extremism. This month we are happy to feature Mr. Dabire, an alumnus from Burkina Faso. Mr. Dabire attended our Countering Violent Extremism ... Read More

During the month of January, we will conduct surveys of RTC participants from Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, and Senegal.  We will be contacting you about every course you have attended at the RTC, and we request that you respond to help us learn about what you are doing and how we can help. In Gh... Read More

It is often said that learning is a lifelong activity. This is especially true for us in the law enforcement domain. As it is impossible to have all our alumni at the RTC all year long, we encourage everyone to engage in online courses and other training opportunities that may enhance your overa... Read More

The West Africa Regional Training Center definitely has great alumni and instructors. Every month, we receive amazing testimonials on how the RTC training has been beneficial to the success of their careers. We always love to keep track of what happens after an RTC training- how the knowledge ac... Read More