The Interior Minister, Mr Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has pledged to strengthen Ghana’s security cooperation with Egypt, drawing on the deep historical ties between the two nations to address contemporary security challenges.
The Minister said this during a courtesy call by the Egyptian Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Wael Fathy, on Wednesday in Accra, where the two leaders explored practical pathways to enhance cooperation in critical areas, including border security, counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, and capacity building.
Mr Muntaka highlighted the importance of the Pan-African ideals that have bound Ghana and Egypt since the era of Ghana’s founding President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser.
“Ghana is keen to build on existing security cooperation,” the Minister stated, emphasising that such partnerships align with the country’s priorities of ensuring national safety and peaceful coexistence while contributing to regional stability within the African Union framework.
The Minister highlighted Ghana’s commitment to leveraging international partnerships to bolster the nation’s security architecture amid evolving threats facing the West African sub-region.
Ambassador Fathy assured Ghana of Egypt’s readiness to share expertise gained from managing complex border security challenges.
According to him, Egypt has demonstrated strengths in managing complex border security challenges and developing integrated internal security capabilities.
Both leaders discussed potential collaboration in intelligence sharing, police training, migration management, and countering emerging threats such as cybercrime.
Judith Twumwaa, ISD
