The Czech Republic has bolstered Ghana’s fight against cybercrime by donating specialised digital forensic equipment and software to the Ghana Police Service’s Cybercrime Unit, part of the Criminal Investigation Department.
As part of continuous cybersecurity collaboration between Ghana and Czechia, the transfer ceremony was held in Accra on May 13, 2026, with the goal of enhancing digital investigation capabilities and battling cyber-related offences.
The equipment was given to the Director-General of the CID, Lydia Yaako Donkor, by Chargé d’affaires a.i., Nick Ojo Omorodion, according to a statement released by the Czech Embassy in Accra.
In order to assist investigators in managing digital evidence, investigating cyber incidents, and constructing more compelling prosecution cases, the package contained sophisticated hardware and forensic software.
The MOBILedit Forensic software suite, which is commonly used in digital investigations, was developed by the Czech technology company Compelson, who provided the tools.
A digital forensic tool called MOBILedit Forensic was created to extract and analyse data from smart devices and mobile phones.
Law enforcement organisations, cybersecurity experts, and forensic investigators frequently use the software to recover call logs, text messages, multimedia files, and application data from devices.
Additionally, the program can process backups from Android and iPhone devices, generate forensic reports, recover some deleted files, and analyse data from apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram.
According to officials, the donated equipment will increase the effectiveness of cybercrime investigations and assist Ghanaian detectives in gathering more substantial evidence for use in court.
The assistance is a component of the long-term CyberVAC program, which is funded by the Czech Republic and aims to improve cyber capability through institutional partnerships, technical cooperation, and skill exchange.
The Embassy stated that international cooperation is essential in combating digital threats because cybercrime is still evolving quickly and increasingly crosses national boundaries.
It further stated that the most recent assistance is part of larger initiatives to strengthen bilateral cooperation in cyber capacity development and builds on earlier cybersecurity engagements between Ghana and Czechia.
The grant comes at a time when Ghana, like many other nations, is dealing with an increase in cyber fraud, online scams, digital identity theft, and financial crimes involving mobile devices. As a result, law enforcement agencies are in greater need of sophisticated digital forensic skills.
Source: newsthemegh.com