Armed Forces of Ghana
Military of Ghana | |
Troop strength | |
Minimum seniority | 18 years (2002) |
Availability | Men between 15 and 49: 5,045,355 (2002) |
Annual entry into seniority | Men: 213,237 (2002) |
Active staff | 11,637 ( Rank 120 ) |
Military issues | |
Total expenditure | $ 84.3 million ( Rank 114 ) |
Percent of government spending | Five percent |
The armed forces of Ghana ( English Ghana Armed Forces ) are the armed forces of the Republic of Ghana with a total strength of 11,637 military members. According to another source, however, the total strength of the Ghanaian armed forces has been reduced to a total of 7,000 members since the mid-1990s, which would also reflect today's personnel strength. The armed forces of Ghana consist of the Army , Navy , Air Force , National Police Force , Presidential Guard and Civil Defense. The Ministry of Defense and Central Headquarters are based in Accra .
history
During the five decades of Ghana's independence, the Ghanaian military has repeatedly seized power through military coups. By the end of Jerry Rawlings' presidency , the military played a far more important role than other law enforcement agencies, such as the police. Today the military is hardly of any importance and the police force has grown significantly.
The weapons of the Ghanaian troops are older models, mainly of British origin. The government spending on the military are very low, which is noticeable even to the equipment.
The military leadership
Ghana's military leadership | ||||||
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time | Armed forces, total strength of commander in chief |
Chief of Staff (Chief of Defense Staff ) |
Land strength commander |
Sea strength commander |
Air strength commander |
paramilit. Units of strength |
December 1972 |
18,600 Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
Brigadier NYR Ashley-Larsen |
16,500 Colonel Emmanuel O. Erskine |
1,000 Navy Commodore PF Quaye |
1,100 Brigadier C. Beausoleil |
3,000 |
April 1976 |
15,450 General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
Major General LA Okai |
13,000 Brigadier Fred Akuffo |
1,200 Commodore CK Djan |
1,250 Brigadier C. Beausoleil |
2,250 |
1976/ 1977 |
17,700 General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong |
Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo |
15,000 Major General Robert Kotei |
1,300 Rear Admiral CK Dzang (Djan?) |
1,400 Major General GY Boakye |
3,000 |
July 1980 |
17,450 Hilla Limann |
Major General E. Sam |
14,700 Brigadiers IM Amoh |
1,200 Navy Commodore S. Obimpeh |
1,550 Air Commodore JE Barnoh |
4,000 |
July 1982 |
14,600 Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings |
Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings |
12,000 Brigadier Arnold Quainoo |
1,200 ? |
1,400 ? |
5,000 |
July 1986 |
11,200 Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings |
Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings |
9,000 Major General Arnold Quainoo |
1,200 ? |
1,000 ? |
5,000 |
June 1991 |
11,900 Air Vice-Marshal Achilles HK Dumashie |
Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings |
10,000 ? |
1,100 Captain Tom Annan |
800 Air Commodore JA Bruce |
5,000 |
June 1993 |
6,850 flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings |
Air Marshal Achilles HK Dumashie |
5,000 ? |
850 Navy Commodore Tom K. Annan |
1,000 Air Vice-Marshal JA Bruce |
5,000 |
August 1998 |
7,000 Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings |
Lieutenant General BK Akafia |
5,000 Major General JH Smith |
1,000 Rear Admiral Osei Owuso-Ansah |
1,000 Air Vice-Marshal JA Bruce |
? |
August 2003 |
7,000 John Agyekum Kufuor |
Lieutenant General Seth Kofi Obeng |
5,000 Major General Clayton Naa Buanusah Yaache |
1,000 Rear Adm. John Kodzo Gbenah |
1,000 Air Commodore Eduard Apau Mantey |
? |
August 2004 |
7,000 John Agyekum Kufuor |
Brigade General JB Danquah |
5,000 Major General SA Odotei |
1,000 Rear Admiral ARS Nunoo |
1,000 Air Vice-Marshal JO Boateng |
? |
Land Forces
In March 2000 the command of the Ghana's land forces was reorganized and divided into a north and a south command . The army of Ghana currently comprises 5,000 men and is divided into the following units:
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Headquarters ( Accra )
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Northern Command ( Kumasi )
- 3rd light infantry battalion
- 4th light infantry battalion
- 6th light infantry battalion
- Paratrooper Battalion
- 2nd armored reconnaissance company
- Support units
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Southern Command (Accra)
- 1st light infantry battalion
- 2nd light infantry battalion
- 5th light infantry battalion
- 64th Infantry Battalion ( Rapid Reaction Force )
- armored reconnaissance regiment
- 66th Artillery Regiment
- 48th Engineer Regiment
- Support units
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Northern Command ( Kumasi )
The forces are equipped with 50 armored type mowag piranha , mortars of caliber 81 mm to 120 mm and antitank hand weapons of type Carl Gustav recoilless rifle and RPG-7 .
Air Force
Ghanaian Air Force |
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Flag of the Ghanaian Air Force |
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Lineup | July 24, 1959 |
Country | Ghana |
Type | Armed forces ( air force ) |
Strength | 1,000 |
headquarters | Accara |
insignia | |
Aircraft cockade |
The Ghanaian Air Force ( English : Ghana Air Force , abbreviated GAF ) has its headquarters and a main supply base in Accara. This unit has a strength of approx. 1,000 men. There is a training and combat base in Tamale , a training base in Takoradi and a supply base in Kumasi .
Planes
Status: end of 2013 and beginning of 2017
Aircraft | origin | use | version | active | Ordered | Remarks |
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Hondu K-8 Karakorum |
People's Republic of China / Pakistan |
Light ground attack aircraft training aircraft |
4th | 2 | ||
Diamond DA42 Twin Star | Austria | Reconnaissance aircraft training aircraft |
2 3 |
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CASA C-295 Persuader | Spain | Transport plane | 2 | 2 | ||
Fokker F-27 Friendship | Netherlands | Transport plane | 1 | |||
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano | Brazil | Local support aircraft | 9 |
helicopter
Status: end of 2013
Aircraft | origin | use | version | active | Ordered | Remarks |
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Mil Wed-8 | Russia | Multipurpose helicopter | Mil Mi-17 Hip-H | 7th | 6th | |
Agusta A109 | Italy | Light multipurpose helicopter | 2 | |||
Bell 412 | United States | Light multipurpose helicopter | 1 | |||
Aérospatiale SA.319 Alouette III | France | Light multipurpose helicopter | SA.316B | 4th |
Naval forces
The naval units protect the inland waters ( Volta Sea ) as well as the fishing interests and military zones in the Atlantic . The navy currently has a troop strength of approx. 1,000 men in 2003 . In March 2000, the management level of the Ghanaian Navy was reorganized and divided into an East and West command.
List of commanders in the Ghanaian Navy
No. | Surname | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires | Remarks |
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19th | Rear Admiral Geoffery Mawuli Biekro | April 2013 | - | - |
18th | Rear Admiral Metthew Quashie | April 3, 2009 | March 28, 2013 | - |
17th | Rear Admiral Arther Riby Sampa Nunoo | May 2005 | April 3, 2009 | - |
16. | Rear Admiral John Kodozo Gbenah | March 2001 | May 2004 | - |
15th | Vice Admiral EO Owusu-Ansah | October 1, 1996 | March 2001 | Post as commodore |
14th | Rear Admiral Tom Annan | 4th June 1990 | September 30, 1996 | Took post as sea captain |
13. | Rear Admiral Benjamin Ohene-Kwapong | September 27, 1985 | 4th June 1990 | Took post as sea captain |
12. | Commodore JK Oppong | March 29, 1982 | July 16, 1985 | Took post as sea captain |
11. | Sea captain JW Boateng | January 22, 1982 | March 29, 1982 | - |
10. | Commodore Stephen Obimpeh | June 7, 1979 | December 31, 1981 | Took post as captain at sea |
9. | Rear Admiral Joy Kobla Amedume | June 30, 1977 | 4th June 1979 | - |
8th. | Rear Admiral CK Dzang | July 31, 1975 | June 29, 1977 | Took a position as commodore |
7th | Frigate Captain G. Bedu-Addo | 3rd August 1974 | July 30, 1975 | - |
6th | Sea captain CK Dzang | 1st February 1973 | 3rd August 1974 | - |
5. | Rear Admiral Joy Kobla Amedume | May 16, 1972 | January 31, 1973 | - |
4th | Commodore Philemon F. Quaye | April 1, 1968 | May 15, 1972 | - |
3. | Air Vice Marshal Michael A. Otu | June 15, 1967 | March 31, 1968 | - |
2. | Rear Admiral David Animle Hansen | September 25, 1962 | 5th June 1967 | - |
1. | Commodore DA Foreman | January 1959 | June 1961 | - |
International peace missions
Troops have been requested in a large number of international peace missions. For example, in the following past peace missions and ongoing missions:
- United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) - (United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea )
- United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) - (United Nations Mission in Liberia )
- United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) - (United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone )
- Mission des Nations Unies pour l'organisation d'un référendum au Sahara occidental (MINURSO) - (United Nations mission for the referendum in Western Sahara)
- Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies en République Démocratique du Congo (MONUC) - (United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo )
- United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) - (United Nations Mission in Burundi )
- United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI) - (United Nations Mission in Ivory Coast)
- United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
- United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) - (United Nations Mission in Kosovo)
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) was established near Accra and serves to train and train personnel for peacekeeping operations. Every year around 1000 people from the military, the police or the judiciary from Ghana and other West African countries are trained in the implementation of peace missions. Experienced forces from all over the world are active as speakers in peace missions. This peace center was opened in 2002 with the participation of the then Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder .
Web links
- Official website of the Ghanaian Armed Forces (English)
- Armed forces overview of the Ghanaian armed forces. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014 ; accessed on March 23, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ^ The World Defense Almanac 2006 . Mönch Publishing, Bonn 2006
- ↑ a b Africa South of the Sahara (London), 3 (1973) 384; 6 (1976/1977) 387; 7 (1977/1978) 404 .; 8 (1978/1979) 428; 9 (1979/1980) 446; 11 (1981/1982) 468 .; 13 (1983/1984) 417; 17 (1988) 519; 22 (1993) 409; 24 (1995) 452f .; 29 (2000) 541; 30 (2001) 570; 34 (2005) 518; 35 (2006) 544
- ↑ z. B. Border troops
- ↑ World Air Forces 2014. (PDF; 3.9 MB) In: Flightglobal Insight. 2014, archived from the original on December 25, 2013 ; accessed on March 26, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Ghanaian defense spending to hit $ 213.8 million by 2021 , defenseweb.co.za, January 23, 2017
- ↑ Malian Super Tucano deliveries moving forward , defenseweb.co.za, December 14, 2016
- ↑ World Air Forces 2014. (PDF; 3.9 MB) In: Flightglobal Insight. 2014, archived from the original on December 25, 2013 ; accessed on March 26, 2014 (English).