The
President of Ghana is the Commander-in-Chief of the
Armed Forces and he exercises his authority through
the Minister of Defence. The Ghanaian air force and
navy, the Army makes up the Ghana Armed Forces, controlled
by The Ministry of Defence and Central Defence Headquarters,
both located in Accra. The total active manpower is
around 11,700 military personnel.
The Ghanaian land forces are around 8,800 soldiers
with the structure:
- 1 HQ command, 2 territorial comands, 4 infantry
brigades, 1 support services brigade, 1 armoured reconnaissance
regiment, 2 engineer regiments, 1 signal regiment,
1 artillery regiment, 1 airborne battalion and 1 transport
battalion.