Public Records and Archives Administration Department

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Public Records and Archives Administration Department (PRAAD) is the organisation which takes care of public records, archives and documents in Ghana. [1] This department took over the role of the National Archive of Ghana in 1997. [2]

Concerns were raised in 2015 that insufficient funding meant that there were significant risks of the loss of vital national records in the event of natural disaster or human error. [3]

In 2022 a report by Angela Berkoh (PRAAD), Harry Akussah (University of Ghana) and Noah Darko-Adjei (University of Ghana) was published which provided a feasibility study for the establishment of a digital repository at PRAAD. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ghana losing public records – Archival facilities in deplorable state" . Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Abdulai, Iddirisu (2000). "The Ghana Public Records and Archives Administration Department-Tamale: A Guide for Users". History in Africa. 27: 449–453. doi:10.2307/3172126. JSTOR   3172126. S2CID   161592490.
  3. ↑ Awiah, Dominic Moses. "Ghana risks losing vital national records". Graphic Online. Graphic Communications Group Limited. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Angela Berkoh, Angela Berkoh; Akussah, Harry Akussah; Darko-Adjei, Noah (2022). "DIGITAL REPOSITORY FOR PUBLIC ARCHIVES: THE PUBLIC RECORDS AND ARCHIVES ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF GHANA IN FOCUS". Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal).
  5. ↑ "Ghana.GOV | Public Records and Archives Admin. Dept". www.ghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 28 June 2025.


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