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Africa Education Watch

Also known as: Eduwatch

Education advocacy and policy monitoring organization calling for curriculum implementation safeguards, TVET investment, and BECE structural reform in Ghana.

2026-04-302026-07-30

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May 2026
3 MayJoy Online
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has expressed concern over what it describes as an unfair distribution of education infrastructure funding under the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), warning that the current system is widening the gap between rural and urban schools. …
Eduwatch warns DACF formula is deepening rural education inequality
April 2026
30 AprThe Chronicle
… The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has warned that examination malpractice in Ghana’s senior high schools may not simply be caused by students. …
Beyond Salary: The Cost Of Performance Targets On Human Worth

Society

Eduwatch urges phased rollout of reviewed KG, primary curriculum

The News

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 →

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 →
Ghana should reform BECE structure for 21st-century learning
Africa Education Watch and other stakeholders have raised concerns about Ghana's Basic Education Certificate Examination requiring young learners to sit ten subjects within five days, arguing the system prioritizes memorization and examination endurance over creativity, collaboration, and emotional well-being, and contributes to anxiety and burnout among learners aged 13 to 16.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 7 May

Fourteen CSOs file to join Supreme Court case on OSP Act
CDD, IMANI and 12 other civil society organisations have filed an application to join the Supreme Court case Adamtey v Attorney-General as amici curiae, seeking to provide legal and policy perspectives on constitutional and public interest issues relating to Ghana's anti-corruption framework and institutional independence.
7 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Wednesday 6 May

IMANI Africa defends CSO role in OSP Act legal challenge
IMANI Africa has defended civil society organisations' participation in a Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017, saying CSO involvement is justified to support constitutional interpretation and strengthen accountability despite criticism that it may amount to advocacy rather than neutral assistance.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Fourteen CSOs seek to join OSP Act constitutional case
Fourteen civil society organisations, including CDD, IMANI Africa, and Transparency International Ghana, have filed to join a Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of Ghana's Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017. The groups say their involvement is motivated by commitment to constitutionalism, accountable governance, and anti-corruption, and is not partisan or personal.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 3 May

Eduwatch: DACF formula deepens rural-urban education inequality
Africa Education Watch warns that the District Assemblies Common Fund's allocation model for education is inequitable and widening gaps between rural and urban schools, with northern Ghana seeing as many as 60 per cent of primary schools operating without attached Junior High Schools, contributing to rising dropout rates.
3 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 30 April

Performance targets risk damaging morale if poorly enforced
As Ghana's government plans to link salaries to productivity, the Executive Director of Africa Education Watch warns that unrealistic performance targets—particularly in schools—can distort behaviour and undermine human dignity, especially when enforced through harsh treatment rather than constructive feedback.
30 April 2026 · The Chronicle →