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Obuasi SHTS misconduct investigation and administrative bans

8 clusters · 26 sources · last updated

Latest: Obuasi SHTS sexual abuse scandal prompts criminal charges and security intervention

Following allegations of sexual misconduct involving approximately 19 female students, Ghana’s Minister of Education ordered the immediate suspension of Zakaria Abdulai, the Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical Sch

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U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report rankings

5 clusters · 20 sources · last updated

Latest: Ghana Ministry of Gender reviews national anti-trafficking plan

The 2026 U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report highlights varying levels of progress in combating human trafficking across several nations. Ghana has been upgraded to Tier 1, making it the only African n

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Ghana LEAP social safety net expansion

3 clusters · 7 sources · last updated

Latest: Ghana Gender Ministry monitors LEAP cash grant payments nationwide

Ghana has expanded its Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, increasing the number of beneficiary households from 350,000 to 450,000. This expansion follows a reassessment of approximately 350,000 hous

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Domestic abuse investigation involving Nana Akua Addo

4 clusters · 15 sources · last updated

Latest: Nana Akua Addo posts cryptic message amid husband's abuse case

Ghanaian fashion personality Rosemond Akua Adobea, known as Nana Akua Addo, filed a petition on August 20 alleging physical, emotional, and economic abuse by her husband, Harold Norman. Following an arrest on August 27,

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Ghana social protection and gender equity initiatives

2 clusters · 6 sources · last updated

Latest: Ghana to launch new social protection and gender equity laws

The Ghanaian Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has moved from community-level engagement toward the establishment of formal legal frameworks for social welfare and equity. Initially, the Minister for Ge

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