Author: Savio

Speaking at the ongoing Digital Government Africa Conference 2025 during panel discussions in Zambia, the Deputy Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, shared Ghana’s remarkable progress in implementing a National Identification System. The Deputy Minister underscored the significance of digital identity in shaping inclusive governance and resilient digital economies in Africa, stating that Ghana’s National Identification System, anchored by the Ghana Card, has been instrumental in improving access to essential services, financial inclusion and participation in the digital society. He noted that Ghana has made significant strides in ensuring Ghanaians have a digital identity, with mobile registration...

At the 76th Annual Plenary Session of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme in Geneva, Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak emphasized that Ghana is committed to protecting refugees and promoting durable solutions.  According to him, Ghana has made strides in working with countries of origin to ensure the efficient accomplishment of all aspects of durable solutions, including the legal aspects of it. Addressing the Gobal Refugee Crisis and outlining Ghana’s contributions to refugee protection and durable solutions, the Minister highlighted Ghana’s commitment to ensuring that the ideals of...

A delegation from the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has commended Ghana’s prison education system, which enables inmates to pursue academic and vocational training while serving their sentences. The delegation, led by Hon. Commissioner Janet Ramatoulie Sallah-Njie, Commissioner responsible for the promotion of human rights in Ghana, and Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, made these remarks during a courtesy call on the Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, at his office in Accra, to discuss critical issues concerning the country’s prison system, including overcrowding, feeding challenges, and alternative sentencing measures. The delegation...