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Kwaku Asare

Also known as: Prof. Kwaku Asare · Professor Kwaku Asare · Prof Kwaku Asare · Professor Kwaku Azar Asare

Legal scholar who comments on constitutional law, judicial independence, and education reform in Ghana.

2026-05-132026-10-07

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  1. September 2026
  2. Joy Online

    Legal luminary Prof Kwaku Asare has raised a series of legal questions over the prosecution’s case against senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe, who has been remanded for two weeks over alleged links to the anonymous ‘Ghana Jollof’ TikTok account. …

    Prof Kwaku Asare questions legal basis of case against senior nursing officer linked to ‘Ghana Jollof’
  3. Joy Online

    Ghanaian legal scholar Prof Kwaku Asare has cautioned Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie against making public comments that could be interpreted as partisan political assessments, following his remarks about the performance of state institutions under the current administration. …

    Chief Justice should avoid partisan political arena – Prof Kwaku Asare
  4. August 2026
  5. Joy Online

    Professor Kwaku Asare has challenged the constitutional basis of a lawsuit filed by former Education Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah over the Chief Justice’s decision to allow selected criminal trials to continue during the legal vacation. …

    Prof Kwaku Asare punches holes into Oppong Nkrumah’s Supreme Court suit over legal vacation
  6. Daily Guide

    … Source: Prof Kwaku Asare The post Lessons From Berko’s Conviction appeared first on DailyGuide Network.

    Lessons From Berko’s Conviction
  7. July 2026
  8. Joy Online

    Legal scholar and governance expert Professor Kwaku Asare has urged Ghana to build stronger public institutions that guarantee equal access to opportunities, arguing that citizens should not have to rely on personal relationships with politicians for favours. …

    The problem isn’t unanswered calls but weak institutions — Prof. Asare
  9. Joy Online

    … Kwaku Asare, Your latest remarks, arguing that “no degree is useless,” miss the entire point of Dr. …

    A response to Prof Kwaku Asare’s defence of “useless” degrees
  10. Joy Online

    … Kwaku Asare has pushed back against suggestions that some university programmes have become irrelevant, arguing that Ghana’s graduate unemployment challenge is rooted more in economic weaknesses than the courses students pursue. …

    No degree is useless in an economy that works – Kwaku Asare replies Adutwum
  11. June 2026
  12. Joy Online

    Professor Kwaku Asare, popularly known as Kwaku Azar, a renowned legal scholar and governance expert, is expected to deliver a landmark lecture on the apparent departure of Ghanaian political parties from the original ideologies that underpinned their formation. …

    Kwaku Azar to deliver lecture on political parties’ drift from visions and ideologies
  13. May 2026
  14. Daily Guide

    … Kwaku Asare (a.k.a. Prof. …

    Ghana’s Legal Education Reform – A Breakthrough Forged Through Sacrifice
  15. Joy Online

    … Kwaku Asare (Prof. Kwaku Azar) and Kofi Bentil, Esq., who championed and sustained the call for reform.” Mr Tsamah noted that the new Act represents not only policy transformation but also the culmination of sustained advocacy, courage, and unwavering commitment from these indivi …

    AG, Kwaku Azar, Dafeamekpor, and others praised for legal education reform in Ghana

Friday 18 September

  1. Legal scholar questions prosecution's case against nursing officer

    Prof Kwaku Asare has raised legal questions over the case against senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe, who was remanded for alleged links to the anonymous 'Ghana Jollof' TikTok account, saying the amended charge sheet and police brief facts do not clearly establish how she allegedly facilitated the offence charged.

    18 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 3 September

  1. Prof Asare warns Chief Justice against partisan political language

    Legal scholar Prof Kwaku Asare has cautioned Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie against making public comments that could be interpreted as partisan political assessments, arguing that the Chief Justice's reference to "the past eight years" in remarks about state institutions carried political meaning and risked undermining judicial independence.

    3 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 14 August

  1. Prof Asare questions constitutional basis of Oppong Nkrumah's legal vacation lawsuit

    Professor Kwaku Asare has challenged whether the Chief Justice's decision to allow selected criminal trials during the legal vacation violates constitutional rights, as claimed by former Education Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in a Supreme Court suit. Asare questioned what aspect of directing judges to continue hearing criminal cases could constitute unfair, unreasonable, arbitrary or biased conduct under the Constitution.

    14 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 10 August

  1. Former banker Berko convicted under US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

    Asante Kwaku Berko, a former banker, was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn of violating the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and related offences for paying more than $1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials in connection with a power-plant project. The article argues that Ghana's anti-corruption efforts must focus on both the givers and takers of bribes.

    10 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

Sunday 9 August

  1. Prof Asare on lessons from Berko's FCPA conviction

    Prof Kwaku Asare writes that the conviction of former banker Asante Kwaku Berko by a U.S. federal jury for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act through more than $1 million in bribes to Ghanaian government officials offers lessons for Ghana's anti-corruption efforts, including that both bribery givers and takers must be held accountable.

    9 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 31 July

  1. Court of Appeal acquits former MASLOC CEO Sedinam Tamakloe

    A three-member Court of Appeal panel unanimously allowed Sedinam Tamakloe's appeal, quashed her convictions and sentences, and acquitted and discharged her. Tamakloe, the former CEO of MASLOC, had been prosecuted over allegations including misappropriation of funds and unauthorized vehicle procurement.

    31 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 19 July

  1. Ghana's institutions too weak, relies on political connections

    Prof. Kwaku Asare argues that Ghana's real governance problem is not politicians ignoring constituents after election, but structurally weak institutions that force citizens to depend on personal relationships with politicians for access to opportunities like education, employment, and public services.

    19 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 8 July

  1. Opinion: Critic defends Dr. Osei Adutwum's critique of education quality

    The author responds to Prof. Kwaku Asare's defence of university degrees, arguing that Dr. Osei Adutwum's critique targets intellectual rigour rather than specific programmes. The writer contends that degrees lacking critical thought and cognitive independence are useless to human development, regardless of employment prospects.

    8 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 5 July

  1. Graduate unemployment rooted in weak economy, not degree choice

    Prof. Kwaku Asare has disputed suggestions that certain university programmes are irrelevant, arguing that Ghana's graduate unemployment is driven primarily by economic weakness rather than academic disciplines. He said that while universities must ensure programmes remain responsive to demand, employment opportunities are largely determined by the strength of the economy and industry's ability to create jobs.

    5 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 22 June

  1. Professor Kwaku Azar to lecture on Ghana's political parties' ideological drift

    Legal scholar and governance expert Professor Kwaku Asare will deliver a keynote address at a Solidaire Ghana forum on June 30, 2026, examining how Ghanaian political parties—particularly the NPP and NDC—have departed from the founding ideologies and visions of their founders.

    22 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 14 May

  1. President Mahama assents to Legal Education Bill into law

    President John Dramani Mahama assented to the Legal Education Bill on Monday, May 12, 2026, marking a significant step towards reforming legal education and expanding access to aspiring lawyers in Ghana. The law represents the culmination of years of advocacy, including a 2019 student demonstration that was met with police force.

    14 May 2026 · Daily Guide →

Wednesday 13 May

  1. Legal education reform bill signed into law in Ghana

    President John Dramani Mahama assented to Ghana's Legal Education Bill on May 12, 2026, ending the Ghana School of Law's monopoly. A private legal practitioner praised the President, cabinet, Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine, Parliament members including Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga and Chief Whip Nelson Etse Dafeamekpor, and advocates such as Prof. Kwaku Asare and Kofi Bentil for championing the reform.

    13 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. President Mahama assents to Legal Education Bill into law

    Ghana's President has signed the Legal Education Bill into law, marking a significant reform to expand access to legal education. The new Act follows years of advocacy and a notable 2019 law student protest demanding fairness in legal education access.

    13 May 2026 · Joy Online →

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