Pro-Government Militias

SEMACO (Ghana)

Name assigned by coder:	no
PGM ID Number:	27
Country:	Ghana
Date formed:	Jan. 1, 1995
Details of Formation:	Established by PVO to provide security to government leaders
Date dissolved:	Jan. 7, 2001
Details of Termination:	Terminated with end of Rawling's rule in 2001.
Successor group(s):	none
Private Military Company?	yes
Government Relation:	type2
Government Link(s):	political party; state/military institution
Training and Equipment	no information
Shared Information and Joint Operations	no information
Shared personnel	no information
Types of Material Support:	domestic government; self-maintained
State Sponsor(s):	none
Other Connection(s):
Membership:	security forces
Location:	Accra
Force Strength:	[unknown, unknown]
Target(s):	no information
Purpose(s):	protect state, national or religious leader(s); protect property and investment
Other Information: