The United States (U.S.), Germany, and the Inter­national Organisation for Migration (IOM) have launched a $40 million project in Ghana to en­hance security and prevent violent extremists' threats from neighbour­ing countries.

Called the Coastal Stability Mechanism (CSSM), the proj­ect was launched in Yendi in the Northern Region, and aimed to build trust, bring communities to­gether in the Northern Region, and in other parts of West Africa.

The U.S.

Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Virgina Palmer, disclosed these to journalists in Accra last Friday at a joint briefing attended by representatives of the implement­ing partners, including the German Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Daniel Krull and Anne Witkowsky, U.S Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilisation Opera­tions.