09/10/2026
UNU-INRA PAYS COURTESY CALL ON COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
A delegation from the United Nations University – Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), led by Dr. Richard Munang, has paid a courtesy call on the Commissioner of the Customs Division, Mr. Aaron Kanor, in Accra. Present were the Head of Mining, Mr. Eric Bonney, and the Assistant Commissioner, Training, Mr. Ofori-Atta.
The visit explored collaboration on value retention, traceability and capacity building in Ghana's mining sector. The Commissioner briefed the delegation on the Division's electronic seal and tracking system — now about 90 per cent implemented — which secures gold shipments from mine site to port, uploads documents directly into ICUMS and tracks duty-exempt equipment to prevent diversion, with a nationwide rollout to follow the Ahafo and Ashanti pilot.
Dr. Munang proposed joint research to track value addition, retain thirty per cent of added value in-country, and quantify mining's hidden health, land and food costs. The Institute also offered free training for officers from early next year, complementing the Division's Green Customs programme.
Both sides agreed to formalise the partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding covering data sharing, policy development and knowledge exchange across Africa.