Ghana has renewed calls for the complete abolition of nuclear weapons, urging African states and the international community to reject weapons of mass destruction and deepen cooperation towards a nuclear-weapon-free world. The call was made on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, when Ghana hosted the West and Central African Regional Conference on the Universalisation and Implementation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of nuclear weapons (TPNW) in Accra. Opening the conference, Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Khadija Iddrisu, stressed that lasting global security cannot be achieved through nuclear weapons. “The prohibition of nuclear weapons is not only a legal obligation, but a moral imperative owed to future generations,” she said. “Nuclear weapons do not provide sustainable security.