Ghana seeks Dutch help against drug trafficking
Ghana has asked the Netherlands for help tackling drug-related crime, with vulnerabilities in ports among the concerns raised by Dutch minister David van Weel.
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Ghana made the request during a conversation between Van Weel and Ghana's foreign minister earlier this week, the Dutch minister said before a cabinet meeting on Friday. Vulnerabilities in ports are among the issues to address, he said. Van Weel said the Netherlands was keen to help. [1]
Van Weel also said talks in Ghana in July had led to a decision to begin a process to map drug trafficking across West Africa, with the aim of tackling it more effectively. [1]
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