Training Starts for African Migration Leaders in Ghana.
The Kofi Annan Centre in Ghana welcomed 34 people from 10 nations this week. They came to learn better ways to handle the movement of people between countries.
The Swiss group for moving people and the Kofi Annan Centre made this teaching plan last year. It helps workers learn about why people move and what problems come up. They talk about good plans to make moving easier.
People came from many places - The Gambia, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, Switzerland, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea Bissau. The African Union sent someone as well.
Swiss leader Seimone Giger said the class makes it easier for nations to work together. She pointed out that moving between countries requires more than one nation's help.
"Moving needs at least two countries," Giger said. "No one country can fix this alone."
Switzerland wants to help nations work as friends. This means helping places where people start, pass through, and end up.
The Swiss team feels happy to teach about moving to West Africa. Students will see all sides of how people move around the area.
Major Gen Richard Addo Gyane runs the Kofi Annan Centre. He said Africa sees new ways people move. These changes bring hard problems to fix.
This marks the third time they have held these classes. Omar Bah, who writes news in The Gambia, is among those learning.
The teachers want everyone to leave with new skills, which will help them create better rules about moving between countries.
The Kofi Annan Centre in Ghana welcomed 34 people from 10 nations this week. They came to learn better ways to handle the movement of people between countries.
The Swiss group for moving people and the Kofi Annan Centre made this teaching plan last year. It helps workers learn about why people move and what problems come up. They talk about good plans to make moving easier.
People came from many places - The Gambia, Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, Switzerland, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea Bissau. The African Union sent someone as well.
Swiss leader Seimone Giger said the class makes it easier for nations to work together. She pointed out that moving between countries requires more than one nation's help.
"Moving needs at least two countries," Giger said. "No one country can fix this alone."
Switzerland wants to help nations work as friends. This means helping places where people start, pass through, and end up.
The Swiss team feels happy to teach about moving to West Africa. Students will see all sides of how people move around the area.
Major Gen Richard Addo Gyane runs the Kofi Annan Centre. He said Africa sees new ways people move. These changes bring hard problems to fix.
This marks the third time they have held these classes. Omar Bah, who writes news in The Gambia, is among those learning.
The teachers want everyone to leave with new skills, which will help them create better rules about moving between countries.
