The Czech Republic has donated specialized digital forensic hardware and software to the Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to strengthen the nation's capacity to combat digital offenses.

The official handover ceremony took place in Accra on May 13, 2026. The donation is part of the ongoing CyberVAC programme, a long-term cybersecurity cooperation initiative financed by the Czech Republic to enhance cyber capacity through technical cooperation, skills exchange, and institutional partnerships.

According to an official statement issued by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Accra, the equipment was presented by the Czech Chargé d’affaires a.i., Nick Ojo Omorodion, to the Director-General of the CID, Lydia Yaako Donkor.

The donated package contains specialized hardware and forensic software tools designed to help investigators handle digital evidence, analyze cyber incidents, and build stronger cases for court prosecution.

The tools were supplied by Compelson, a Czech technology firm that developed the MOBILedit Forensic software suite. MOBILedit Forensic is a specialized digital forensic platform used worldwide by law enforcement agencies, cybersecurity professionals, and forensic investigators to extract and analyze data from mobile phones and smart devices.

The software allows investigators to:

- Retrieve call logs, text messages, multimedia files, and application data.

- Analyze data from encrypted messaging applications, including WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram.

- Recover specific deleted files and process device backups from both Android and iPhone systems.

- Generate comprehensive forensic reports for legal proceedings.

Officials noted that these advanced tools will significantly improve the efficiency of cybercrime investigations and assist Ghanaian law enforcement in producing stronger, court-admissible evidence.

In its statement, the Czech Embassy emphasised that because cybercrime evolves rapidly and increasingly transcends national borders, international collaboration remains critical to tackling digital threats.

The embassy added that this latest support builds on previous cybersecurity engagements between Ghana and Czechia, forming part of a broader effort to deepen bilateral cooperation in cyber capacity development.

The donation comes at a time when Ghana is experiencing a rise in cyber fraud, online scams, digital identity theft, and mobile-related financial crimes, which has increased the demand for advanced digital forensic capabilities within its law enforcement agencies.