Joseph-Albert Kuuire, Author at The Labari Journal

Recent Arrests of Social Media Users Have Prompted Debate about Free Speech and Censorship in Ghana

A surge in arrests of social media users under decades-old statutes is forcing a reckoning over whether Ghana's democracy can afford its own laws

June 6, 2026

4 mins read

A Charter in Sheep’s Clothing: How a Proposed African Treaty Could Dismantle Decades of Hard-Won Rights

Wrapped in the language of sovereignty and African values, the Draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values is drawing sharp legal rebuke — with analysts warning it would gut existing continental human rights protections rather than defend them

June 5, 2026

4 mins read

Eleven Years Later, Victims of Ghana’s June 3 Fire Disaster are Still Seeking Justice from Authorities

A preventable catastrophe at Accra's Kwame Nkrumah Circle killed over 150 people in 2015. A decade later, a class action suit drags on, and the survivors are running out of patience.

June 4, 2026

4 mins read

Ghana’s Supreme Court Rules Against Springfield Oil and Exploration in $10 Million Arbitration Case

A Supreme Court ruling enforcing nearly $10 million in LCIA awards sends a clear message to international investors — and raises pointed questions about one of Ghana's most closely watched oil companies

June 3, 2026

4 mins read

A Company Claims It Already Built An Existing E-Visa Platform in Ghana. The Government Has Denied This

A contractor with a decade-long government deal says the Mahama administration is bypassing a valid contract — and warns of costly judgment debts

June 3, 2026

3 mins read

Reports Say Bank of Ghana is Trying To Sell Its $260 Million Headquarters. The Bank Denies This

A news report claimed that Bank of Ghana officials were looking to sell its new $260 million HQ. The Bank has denied this report

June 2, 2026

3 mins read

Ghana Doesn’t Have Enough Cinema Screens for Filmmakers. Jacqueline Nsiah Started a Fund To Build One in Her Hometown

With fewer than 20 cinema screens for a country of 34 million, a Berlin-based Ghanaian programmer is building a film hub outside Accra — and hoping to change the economics of African filmmaking

June 2, 2026

5 mins read

U.S. to Drastically Reduce Embassies That Process Visas in Africa

A Trump administration directive will consolidate consular visa processing to just 20 African "hubs," forcing citizens of dozens of countries to travel abroad to apply — a move critics say erects new barriers to legal migration from the continent

June 1, 2026

3 mins read

President Mahama Warned State Owned Enterprises Would Face Consequences for Delayed Audit Reports. Only 32% Complied With an April Deadline

Two months after President Mahama's blunt warning that SOE chiefs would lose their jobs, more than 100 state entities have blown past the April deadline

June 1, 2026

3 mins read

How Family Watch International, A US Based NGO, May Have Helped Shape Ghana’s Anti-LGBT Law

A U.S. "pro-family" nonprofit with a designated hate group label has spent years quietly lobbying African parliaments — and Ghana's freshly passed bill may be its biggest victory yet

June 1, 2026

4 mins read

Joseph-Albert Kuuire

A Charter in Sheep’s Clothing: How a Proposed African Treaty Could Dismantle Decades of Hard-Won Rights

Eleven Years Later, Victims of Ghana’s June 3 Fire Disaster are Still Seeking Justice from Authorities

Ghana’s Supreme Court Rules Against Springfield Oil and Exploration in $10 Million Arbitration Case

A Company Claims It Already Built An Existing E-Visa Platform in Ghana. The Government Has Denied This

Reports Say Bank of Ghana is Trying To Sell Its $260 Million Headquarters. The Bank Denies This

Ghana Doesn’t Have Enough Cinema Screens for Filmmakers. Jacqueline Nsiah Started a Fund To Build One in Her Hometown

U.S. to Drastically Reduce Embassies That Process Visas in Africa

President Mahama Warned State Owned Enterprises Would Face Consequences for Delayed Audit Reports. Only 32% Complied With an April Deadline

How Family Watch International, A US Based NGO, May Have Helped Shape Ghana’s Anti-LGBT Law

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