Regional News of Saturday, 25 September 2021Source: GNAThe Upper East Regional Peace Council has organized a training session to build the capacities of security personnel and stakeholders in the Bawku West District, on the prevention of violent extremism. The three-day workshop is aimed at creating awareness about the risks and vulnerabilities of border communities to violent extremism and the roles of stakeholders in preventing it. The participants are residents from border communities including; Kansoogo, Sapeliga, Soogo, Teshie, Wednaba, Googo-Gatusi, Komaka and Zebilla. He said increased acts of violent extremism in the neighbouring countries also threatened Ghana's peace and border communities that were the most vulnerable. He said it was therefore imperative to enhance the knowledge of border communities and security agencies in peacebuilding and early warning signs as preventive approaches to violent extremism.
