Explainers
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When teachers cross the line: Ghana’s KNUST SHS scandal echoes broader school safety concerns
In late September 2025, a viral video allegedly showing Charles Aidoo, Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School, in…
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PROFILE: Ghana’s new Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie
Introduction Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Supreme Court Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the substantive head of the country’s…
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Nine months of Mahama: Is Ghana’s anti-corruption drive impartial?
Introduction President John Dramani Mahama returned to office on Jan. 7, 2025, pledging a crackdown on corruption. In the first…
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Tamale Central By-Election: What the law says when one candidate stands for election
Introduction Two members of the Parliament of Ghana died on July 7 and Aug. 6, 2025. Ernest Yaw Kumi’s sudden…
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Does Ghana’s investment law ban all foreigners from doing business?
Introduction Local spare-parts dealers at Accra’s Abossey Okai market have recently reignited threats to evict foreign shop owners, citing Ghana’s…
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Ghana’s MCC experience and impact on eligibility status in 2026
Introduction Since 2004, Ghana has been one of the key African partners of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S.…
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Gbiniyiri land dispute sparks deadly clashes, mass displacement in Savannah Region
Introduction Gbiniyiri, a village in Ghana’s Savannah Region near the border with Côte d’Ivoire, has become the scene of deadly…
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: 18 Ghanaian journalists attacked between January and July 2025
Introduction At least 18 journalists have been physically or verbally assaulted in Ghana between January and July 2025, raising concerns…
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Akwatia By-election: What the law says about a man prevented from attempting to vote for his mother
Introduction On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, police officers in Kotokoli Zongo in the Akwatia Constituency whisked away a young man…
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Ridge Hospital assault: Fair investigative report or cover-up?
Introduction The recent assault of a rotation nurse, Rejoice Tsotso Bortei, at Ridge Hospital by a social media activist, Ralph…
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