Beyond The Surface
In Ghana’s Digital Media Ecosystem, Clickbait, Press Releases and Quote Driven Stories Have Become The Norm
Economic pressures, political capture, and structural gaps have made reactive, quote-driven journalism the norm in Ghana
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
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
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.
Coalition of Civil Society Organisations Call on President Mahama to Reject Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill
A coalition says the bill's rushed, thin-quorum passage undermines democratic legitimacy — and that its consequences for public health and human rights are already visible elsewhere
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
Poland Courts Africa: What Ghana’s Asantehene’s Warsaw Visit Reveals About a Quiet Pivot
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II paid a working visit to Poland, on the invitation of a notable Ghanaian Polish public figure. The visit signifies Poland's attempt to form a closer relationship to the continent
Ghana’s Government Reintroduces Anti-LGBT Bill; Extends Jurisdiction to Ghanaians Abroad
The new bill which was introduced by parliament this week largely contains the same structure and penalities and extends its jurisdiction to Ghanaians living abroad
Ghana Moves to Replace Prison Sentences With Community Service for Minor Offences
Parliament's Defence and Interior Committee has endorsed a landmark bill that would give courts the power to send convicted misdemeanants to community work rather than jail — a reform decade in the making
Investigations Into Microlight Aircraft Crash in Accra Reveal Engine Heating Warnings, Expired Permits and a Forced Landing
Ghana's aviation safety bureau reveals engine overheating warnings, an expired permit, and a desperate final attempt at a forced landing in a preliminary report on the March 16 tragedy