The Executive Chair of Lawa Ghana, Sheila Minkah Premo, has bemoaned the inability of laws in Ghana to tackle new forms of digital abuse, particularly those involving artificial intelligence.

Speaking on Channel One TV's Breakfast Daily on Monday, March 23, 2026,, she explained that although Ghana's Criminal Offences Act of 1960 has been amended, it still does not cover issues like deepfakes and the use of AI-generated content to harm people.

“The laws that we have in Ghana, are they adequate to address it when these crimes occur? Do we have adequate laws? We have our Criminal Offences Act which deals with crimes. This law was passed as far back as 1960.

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“It's seen some amendments, but we believe that we don't have adequate provisions and need to punish these deepfakes and the examples you are giving adequately. There are sections on obscenity, but it doesn't give a proper description. And criminal law is such that before a person can be punished, the crime should be very specific. So we need clear legislation?” she said.

Sheila Minkah Premo stressed the need for the laws to be updated address AI-related crimes.

“Our interest is in discussing with stakeholders and finding out their views. So that we have adequate laws in Ghana to address these offences when it occurs. We're also interested in the education part as well to raise awareness” she added.

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