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.
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Ghana’s Legal Education Reform: A breakthrough forged through sacrificeProf 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →