Beyond The Surface
Why A Controversial 1960 Law is Leading to a Crackdown on Online Speech in Ghana
A wave of prosecutions under Sections 207 and 208 of Ghana's Criminal Offences Act — provisions rights groups trace to colonial-era public order law — has put TikTok influencers behind bars and reignited a decades-old debate over criminal libel, free expression, and who gets to decide what counts as "fear and panic."
Why Ghana’s Parliament Passage of A Tribunal Bill is Causing Controversy
Parliament has passed the Tribunal Bill, 2026, creating a two-tier system of Regional and District Tribunals for the first time since the PNDC era. Supporters call it constitutional housekeeping; the Minority and organised labour call it a warning sign
EOCO Arrests Former Decentralisation Secretariat Officials Including Dennis “Miracles” Aboagye Over Alleged GHC 55 Million Fraud
EOCO has arrested former IMCCoD Executive Secretary Dennis "Miracles" Aboagye and ex-Accountant Gerald Appiah over an alleged GH¢55 million fraud
Ghana is Debating Letting Dual Citizens Hold Top Offices in Government. Critics are Pushing Back
A constitutional amendment backed by President Mahama would open government roles to dual nationals, reviving a decades-old debate over what allegiance to Ghana should require
Auditor-General Finds $19.4 Million in Irregular Charges at Ghana’s Washington Embassy
Special audit ties nearly a decade of consular fee diversions to a local IT officer and implicates senior mission staff in enabling the scheme
Ghana’s Government is Introducing New Laws to Curb The Practice of Tenants Paying Rent in Advance
A new consolidated Rent Act is in the works — but with a housing deficit of 1.8 million units and rampant illegal advance-payment demands, the hard question is whether new legislation alone can fix what enforcement has long failed to address
Dutch Court Reportedly Clears Way for Ghana MP’s Extradition to United States to Face Wire Fraud Charges
A court in Amsterdam has ruled that Ohene Kwame Frimpong, a Ghanaian independent legislator, can be transferred to face a five-count federal indictment — six weeks after his dramatic arrest aboard a KLM flight
Presidential Report Which Clears Ghana’s Ministry of Roads of Wrongdoing in Big Push Road Projects, Raises More Scrutiny
A presidential inquiry into sole-sourcing abuse found no wrongdoing — but its own independence, methodology, and omissions raise questions that may outlast its conclusions
President Mahama Promised To Abolish “Ex-Gratia” Payments. A Report That Shows What They Cost is Reportedly Being Withheld
A committee's controversial findings on elite public pay have quietly shaped what Ghana's top officeholders earn
Civil Society Coalition Warns Ghana’s Constitutional Reform Window Is Closing Fast
Citizens' Platform demands roadmap as six-month gazette rule threatens to collide with 2028 election calendar