Also known as: Mr Asare · Gideon Asare · Prince Boateng Asare · Fred Quame Asare
Kofi Asare — Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, frequently advocates for safeguarding reforms and education system improvements.
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Joy News Volta Regional Correspondent, Fred Quame Asare, has been adjudged the Best Community Reporter at the 4th Volta Ghana Journalist Media Awards ceremony, held in Ho over the weekend. …
JoyNews’ Fred Quame Asare adjudged 2026 Best Community Reporter in Volta RegionThe Chronicle
… Mr Kofi Asare, the Executive Director of Eduwatch, presenting the study, said the findings highlighted a gap between the policy objective of free basic education and the actual experiences of parents, many of whom continue to incur out-of-pocket expenses to support their children …
Hidden costs undermine free basic education policy – StudyJoy 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 reformsJoy Online
… The Meaning Behind the Hall of Fame Recognition Commenting on the milestone, Gideon Asare, Chief Executive Officer of Adansi Travels, said the recognition represented both an affirmation of the company’s journey and a responsibility to maintain its standards. …
Adansi Travels earns CIMG Hall of Fame status after fourth consecutive winJoy 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 SHSJoy 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 allegationsJoy 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 teachersJoy Online
… Speaking at the STEMAIDE Product Launch in Accra, Chief Executive Officer of STEMAIDE Africa, Prince Boateng Asare, said the company is seeking to bridge the gap between theoretical learning and practical application in STEM education. …
STEMAIDE Africa launches four STEM kits to promote practical STEM education and AI skillsJoy 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 – EduWatchJoy 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 – EduWatchFred Quame Asare, a Joy News Volta Regional Correspondent, has been named Best Community Reporter at the 4th Volta Ghana Journalist Media Awards. His award-winning feature, "The Sinking Community of Agavedzi," documented coastal erosion in the region and residents' calls for government to resume construction of a coastal sea defence wall.
1 November 2026 · Joy Online →
Fred Quame Asare, a Joy News Volta Regional Correspondent, has been named Best Community Reporter at the 4th Volta Ghana Journalist Media Awards. His award-winning feature, "The Sinking Community of Agavedzi," documented coastal erosion in the region and residents' calls for government to resume construction of a coastal sea defence wall.
1 November 2026 · Joy Online →
A study by Africa Education Watch surveyed 200 parents across 65 public schools in 20 districts and found families continue to incur out-of-pocket expenses including admission fees (up to GHC 800), textbooks (GHC 2,950), and desks (GHC 1,000), creating a gap between the policy objective and actual experiences of parents.
29 October 2026 · The Chronicle →
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 →
Adansi Travels has been elevated to the Hall of Fame of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana following its fourth consecutive win as Marketing-Oriented Hospitality Facility of the Year. The recognition was announced at the 37th CIMG National Marketing Performance Awards held at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra on October 17, 2026.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Technology company STEMAIDE Africa has launched four new STEM learning kits—AIDER, ROVER, CODER PRO, and PILOT—designed to give students practical experience in emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, robotics, coding, and aerospace engineering, while bridging the gap between theoretical learning and hands-on application.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Education Watch's Executive Director says the continued fall in English Language performance in the 2026 WASSCE requires urgent remedial action, with the proportion of candidates obtaining grades A1 to C6 dropping from 69.00 per cent in 2025 to 62.40 per cent in 2026. However, performance in Social Studies, Mathematics, and Integrated Science improved, with Social Studies reaching about 78 per cent in grades A1 to C6—its strongest performance in recent years.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
MTN Ghana hosted its third Masterclass Series in Accra, bringing together more than 120 entrepreneurs and business customers to explore how digital tools, AI and strategic partnerships can drive business growth and competitiveness in the digital economy.
27 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 Education Watch's executive secretary Kofi Asare characterised delays in BECE material distribution to some parts of the country as common logistical challenges in hard-to-reach areas due to transportation and connectivity constraints, rather than examination irregularities. He noted that such delays do not undermine the credibility of the examination process and blamed infrastructural limitations.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Executive Secretary of Ghana Education Watch has endorsed arrests of individuals involved in malpractice during the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), calling such enforcement necessary to protect the integrity of the examination system. He urged strict enforcement by invigilators and security personnel to ensure credibility and fairness in the BECE process.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
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 →