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Africa Education Watch

Also known as: Eduwatch

Africa Education Watch — education policy think tank advocating for systemic reforms in Ghana's schools, safeguarding, and curriculum implementation.

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October 2026
23 OctJoy Online
… Education policy advocates, including Eduwatch, have called for an independent, nationwide audit of teacher-student sexual misconduct. …
When the guardians become the predators: Ghana’s child sexual abuse crisis
21 OctJoy Online
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Gender to use the sexual abuse scandal at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS) as an opportunity to reform safeguardi …
‘Don’t treat it as an Obuasi episode’ – Kofi Asare calls for school safeguarding reforms
19 OctJoy Online
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has called for independent safeguarding checks in all senior high schools across Ghana following sexual assault allegations involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS). …
Africa Education Watch calls for independent safeguarding checks in all SHS
19 OctJoy Online
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has called for an assessment of the conduct of public officials who may have failed to act on reports of alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), saying accountability must extend beyond the …
Kofi Asare calls for sanctions against officials who failed to act on Obuasi SHTS abuse allegations
15 OctJoy Online
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to introduce standardised safeguarding procedures, a sex offenders’ register and mandatory criminal background checks for teachers to address what he describes …
Obuasi SHTS scandal: Eduwatch calls for sex offenders’ register and mandatory background checks for teachers
7 OctJoy Online
Education policy think tank Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for an urgent resolution to the nationwide strike by Ghana’s pre-tertiary teacher unions, warning that continued disruption of classes is denying pupils valuable instructional time and could affect learning …
Eduwatch calls for urgent resolution of teachers’ strike and reforms
September 2026
16 SeptJoy Online
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has called for the piloting of Chinese language in selected public schools before any decision is taken to scale it up nationwide. …
Let’s pilot Chinese in public schools before scaling up – EduWatch
15 SeptJoy Online
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has disagreed with claims that examination malpractice is declining, saying available evidence instead points to a significant rise in the problem. …
Examination malpractice is rising, not declining – EduWatch
8 SeptJoy Online
Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has urged stakeholders to shift the debate over the latest WASSCE results away from the grading system and towards improving student performance. …
WASSCE Results: Focus on improving performance, not grading system – EduWatch
8 SeptJoy Online
Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) is urging stakeholders to look beyond students when assessing the poor performance recorded in the latest West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). …
WASSCE Failures: System, not students alone, must take the blame – EduWatch

Society

Ghana records 1,501 pregnancies in girls aged 10-14 this year

The News

Between January and July 2026, the Ghana Health Service recorded 1,501 pregnancies among girls aged 10 to 14—cases that constitute child sexual abuse under Ghanaian law, which prohibits anyone under 16 from consenting to sex. The article contextualizes these findings within a broader global crisis of childhood sexual violence, citing UNICEF data showing that 1 in 5 girls and women worldwide have experienced sexual violence as children.

23 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 23 October

Ghana records 1,501 pregnancies in girls aged 10-14 this year
Between January and July 2026, the Ghana Health Service recorded 1,501 pregnancies among girls aged 10 to 14—cases that constitute child sexual abuse under Ghanaian law, which prohibits anyone under 16 from consenting to sex. The article contextualizes these findings within a broader global crisis of childhood sexual violence, citing UNICEF data showing that 1 in 5 girls and women worldwide have experienced sexual violence as children.
23 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 21 October

Obuasi abuse scandal should trigger nationwide school safeguarding reforms
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch has called on the Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Gender to use the sexual abuse scandal at Obuasi Senior High Technical School as an opportunity for system-wide safeguarding reforms across Ghanaian schools, rather than treating it as an isolated incident.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 19 October

Africa Education Watch urges independent safeguarding checks in all SHS
Following sexual assault allegations at Obuasi Senior High Technical School, the Executive Director of Africa Education Watch has called for independent teams to visit all senior high schools and invite students to confidentially report past and ongoing abuse without fear of victimisation, arguing that investigating only known cases leaves many unreported incidents unaddressed.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Officials involved in Obuasi SHTS abuse case should face sanctions, says Asare
Kofi Asare, Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, has called for an investigation into the conduct of public officials at school, municipal, and institutional levels who may have failed to act on reports of alleged sexual abuse at Obuasi Senior High Technical School. He argues that accountability must extend beyond the headmaster facing criminal charges to examine what relevant officials knew about the allegations and whether they followed procedures.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 15 October

Eduwatch urges sex offenders register and teacher background checks
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch has called on the Ghana Education Service to introduce standardised safeguarding procedures, a sex offenders' register, and mandatory criminal background checks for teachers to address systemic gaps in handling misconduct allegations. His comments follow the suspension of the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School over allegations of sexual misconduct against a student.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 7 October

Eduwatch urges resolution of Ghana's pre-tertiary teacher strike
Education policy think tank Eduwatch has called for urgent resolution to the nationwide strike by Ghana's pre-tertiary teacher unions, which began September 25 and has reached its 12th day, warning that continued class disruption is denying pupils instructional time and affecting learning outcomes. Teachers are demanding action on salary scale placements, arrears payment, collective agreement negotiations, and implementation of the Deprived Area Allowance.
7 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 16 September

Pilot Chinese in public schools before nationwide rollout
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch has called for testing Mandarin Chinese in selected public schools before scaling it nationwide, arguing a pilot would assess its effectiveness and relevance to Ghana's basic education system. He noted that over 15,000 Ghanaians have been trained in Mandarin over the past decade through existing partnerships, and that piloting could help address inequalities by making the language available to public school pupils currently unable to access it in private schools.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 15 September

Examination malpractice rose from 0.9% in 2018 to 14.8% in 2025
EduWatch Executive Director Kofi Asare disputes claims that examination malpractice is declining, presenting data showing the rate increased from about 0.9% in 2018 to 13.5% in 2024 and 14.8% in 2025, with the trend continuing to worsen.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 8 September

EduWatch urges focus on student performance, not grading system
Following poor BECE and WASSCE results, Africa Education Watch's Executive Director Kofi Asare has called on stakeholders to shift debate away from the grading system and toward improving student performance, arguing that stanine norms naturally create a distribution where some students fall at the lower end of the curve.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
WASSCE failures reflect system flaws, not just student performance
Africa Education Watch says poor WASSCE results should prompt scrutiny of Ghana's education system, not focus solely on students or the Stanine grading system. The organization notes that the Stanine norm ensures a proportion of candidates always score at the lower end, and cross-subject performance variations mean a significant cohort may fail to secure placement.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 7 September

SHS vacancies insufficient to meet demand, says Eduwatch director
Africa Education Watch's Kofi Asare says Ghana's senior high schools have declared sufficient vacancies but they do not meet actual demand, particularly for boarding places which Ghanaian parents prefer. He distinguishes between "actual capacity"—declared vacancies—and "effective capacity," which reflects spaces that genuinely match family preferences and needs.
7 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 25 August

NUTE should strengthen colleges, not become conventional university
Eduwatch supports the proposed National University of Teacher Education (NUTE) as a federated institution for academic coordination and quality assurance, but warns it should not establish a large central undergraduate campus that competes with Ghana's 49 Colleges of Education for students, staff and resources.
25 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 20 August

Eduwatch demands school review punishment of alleged abuse victim
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called for an immediate review of Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School's decision to withdraw boarding status for one academic year from a 14-year-old student who was allegedly sexually abused by two security personnel on school premises. Eduwatch said the student should not face disciplinary or educational consequences for alleged sexual conduct involving adults, and the two security personnel have been arrested and are expected to face criminal charges.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 4 August

Free SHS has diminished BECE's role as gatekeeper exam
Africa Education Watch's Executive Director argues that the Basic Education Certificate Examination's relevance has significantly diminished since the introduction of Free Senior High School policy in 2017/2018. Previously, BECE determined which students could enter secondary school and assigned them to schools; now it primarily serves as a placement tool since secondary education is guaranteed to all candidates.
4 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 28 July

Eduwatch urges phased rollout of reviewed KG, primary curriculum
Africa Education Watch has called on the Ministry of Education to adopt a deliberate, adequately resourced and phased approach to implementing Ghana's reviewed Kindergarten and primary school curriculum, warning that a well-designed curriculum alone would not guarantee improved learning outcomes without adequate preparation, teacher readiness, teaching resources, and effective implementation support.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 6 July

University degrees should build skills, not just jobs—Eduwatch
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch has defended university education's value, arguing that degree programmes should be evaluated on the skills and competencies they impart to graduates, rather than whether they lead directly to specific jobs. His comments follow criticism of former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum over remarks describing some university programmes as "useless" and "degrees to nowhere".
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 5 July

University degrees should build skills, not just promise jobs
Africa Education Watch's executive director argues that university education's relevance should be measured by the practical skills graduates acquire rather than whether a programme leads directly to a specific job, following a debate over whether some university programmes are "useless."
5 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 12 June

Citizens' Platform calls for government constitutional reform roadmap
The Steering Committee of the Citizens' Platform on Constitutional Reform has urged President John Mahama and the Government to formally present a clear roadmap with defined timelines for the review of Ghana's 1992 Constitution. The Platform intends to request consultations with key national stakeholders, including the President and parliamentary leadership, to discuss the next phase of the reform process, more than four months after the Constitution Review Committee submitted its full report to the President in January 2026.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 11 June

Civil society organisations defend OSP before Supreme Court
Fourteen civil society organisations have submitted a joint defence of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to the Supreme Court ahead of a July 29, 2026 verdict in Adamtey v. Attorney-General, a case questioning the constitutional validity of the anti-corruption institution's establishment.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 10 June

Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's constitutional prosecutorial powers
The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a case filed in December 2025 challenging whether Parliament unconstitutionally granted prosecutorial powers to the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The Attorney-General's office argues that Article 88(3) of the Constitution vests prosecutorial powers solely in its office and that Parliament acted unconstitutionally by passing the OSP Act, 2017.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Supreme Court hears challenge to OSP's independent prosecutorial powers
The Deputy Attorney-General and 14 civil society organisations appeared at the Supreme Court for a hearing on a constitutional case challenging whether Parliament had the authority to grant the Office of the Special Prosecutor independent prosecutorial powers. The case, filed by private legal practitioner Noah Ephraem Tetteh Adamtey, argues that Articles 88(3) and 88(4) of the Constitution vest prosecutorial authority solely in the Attorney-General, and that the OSP Act 2017 was unconstitutional.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Eduwatch urges stronger safeguards after teacher assault arrest
Education advocacy group Eduwatch called for stronger safeguarding measures across Ghana's education sector after a teacher at Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School was arrested over the alleged assault of an 18-year-old female student. Eduwatch commended the Ghana Police Service for the swift arrest and said all learners have the right to study in a safe, protective environment free from violence and abuse.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Eduwatch demands stronger safeguards after teacher assault allegation
Education policy advocacy group Eduwatch has called for stronger safeguarding measures across Ghana's education sector following the alleged assault of an 18-year-old female student at Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School, while commending police for the swift arrest of the teacher involved.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 9 June

Education funding gaps remain despite government improvements
The 2025 Annual Education Policy Monitoring Report recommends increased government funding for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), noting that pre-tertiary TVET received only 2.5 per cent of the main education budget in 2025. While Eduwatch commended improvements in education financing, capitation grants, school feeding, and sanitary pad distribution, it flagged that the allocation of the District Assemblies Common Fund does not adequately address educational deprivation.
9 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Thursday 4 June

Performance targets risk undermining human dignity and integrity
As Ghana's government considers linking salaries to employee productivity through performance-based pay, an opinion piece cautions that unrealistic targets—particularly in education—may pressure workers into compromising behaviour and compromise integrity, and warns that success judged mainly by results can distort conduct.
4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's 2025 education policies show measurable progress, unequal delivery
A monitoring report by Africa Education Watch reveals measurable progress in Ghana's 2025 education policies, including improvements in capitation grants, Free SHS, school feeding, and menstrual hygiene support, but also identifies inequitable allocation of infrastructure, learning materials, and teacher deployment across 10 districts studied.
4 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 30 May

TVET financing failing to equip students for job market
Ghana's TVET financing system is not providing students with the skills employers need, leaving graduates unprepared for the job market despite 6 percent economic growth in 2025, according to Africa Education Watch's Executive Director. The skills mismatch stems from inadequate investment in TVET institutions and an economy driven by services and extractive industries with weaker employment effects than manufacturing.
30 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 19 May

Supreme Court admits 14 CSOs in OSP constitutionality case
The Supreme Court has granted an application by 14 civil society organisations to join the case of Adamtey v Attorney-General, which challenges the constitutionality of the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The organisations include the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Transparency International Ghana, and others with interests in governance and anti-corruption issues.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 18 May

NaSIA needs governance reform for operational independence
Ghana's National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA), established in 2020 to ensure quality assurance in pre-tertiary education, faces major governance gaps and operational independence issues that limit its ability to regulate impartially and weaken credibility of the education quality assurance system.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 8 May

Reduce BECE subjects from 10 to 4, complete exam in two days
Africa Education Watch's Executive Director has proposed reducing BECE subjects from 10 to four—Mathematics, English, General Science, and General Paper—to be completed in two days instead of five or six, reducing exam costs and associated stress while ensuring students still learn all curriculum areas through a comprehensive general paper.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →