Lydia Yaako Donkor: Ghana’s CID Boss Elected as INTERPOL Africa Committee Member

• Lydia Yaako Donkor has been elected to serve a four-year term on the INTERPOL Africa Committee
• She joins the newly formed security committee as the only Ghanaian and its first female member
• She gave a speech during the 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference, where she received the honour

Ghana’s Commissioner of Police and the Director General of CID, Lydia Yaako Donkor, has been elected onto the INTERPOL Africa Committee.

The security chief’s milestone was announced at the 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference in Cape Town from August 27 to 29.

The newly formed committee has members from Egypt, Kenya, South Africa and other countries across the continent.

Lydia Donkor is the first female and only Ghanaian on the Interpol Africa Committee. She will serve a four-year term as a member of the committee.

Her election comes barely six months after she was appointed the new Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department.

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Being the 1st Ghanaian to serve on a regional Committee of the world’s largest police organisation (INTERPOL), makes Yaako Dankor a true trailblazer for women in policing. Her nomination is both a testament to Ghana’s leadership in global policing and a reflection of her personal commitment to justice, accountability, and security.

She spoke about her new milestone and her efforts at the 27th INTERPOL African Regional Conference.

The meeting brought together representatives from Africa’s 56 countries to build stronger partnerships against the growing threats of transnational organised crime.

“I am honoured to be speaking on Ghana’s efforts in combating cybercrime, and the significant role and preliminary successes in Operation Serengeti, led by INTERPOL, that led to the dismantling of criminal digital infrastructures and arrests. Together, we will continue to work as one Africa, unified, innovative, and determined to protect us from organised crime and cybercriminals,” she said.

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In a related story, YEN.com.gh reported that Shirley Ayorkor Botchway had been announced as the seventh Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.

Before her appointment on April 1, 2025, to the Commonwealth Office, she was Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.

Ayorkor Botchwey’s appointment made her the first African woman to serve in the Commonwealth Secretary General position.

Source: YEN.com.gh