ABSTRACT
Ghana’s information and communications technology industry has been at the forefront in Africa in trying to tackle the domestic, regional, and global questions surrounding cybersecurity in Africa. This chapter provides an overview of Ghana's cybersecurity strategy with a focus on legal reforms, beginning in 2008 with the establishment of the National Information Technology Agency and up to the most recent development of the National Cyber Security Center in 2018. It evaluates how these institutions have played a central role in developing the Ghanaian cybersecurity infrastructure to respond to domestic and international challenges. The chapter then discusses cybercrimes in the Ghanaian context with an emphasis on the enduring problem of the Sakawa culture and cyber-criminality. Finally, the chapter ends with new developments in the Ghanaian cybersecurity apparatus with a focus on the banking sector.
