The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has issued a strongly worded press release on what it calls “curriculum content and the integrity of Ghanaian education,” following the public controversy over parts of a Year 2 Senior High School Physical Education and Health Teacher’s Manual that circulated online in recent days. In the statement—issued Friday, JanuaryContinue reading “Catholic Bishops Issue Statement on SHS Manual Controversy, Warn Against “LGBTQ-Related Lessons” and Call for Stronger Curriculum Safeguards”
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Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu Directs NaCCA to Ensure Clarity on Biological Sex in Curriculum, Following Minority’s LGBTQ Claims
Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, on Thursday, January 15, 2026, directed the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) to ensure there is no ambiguity in the biological definition of gender within Ghana’s educational curriculum. Speaking during a brief stopover at a Ghana Senior High School teachers’ training workshop in Tamale, the Tamale South lawmakerContinue reading “Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu Directs NaCCA to Ensure Clarity on Biological Sex in Curriculum, Following Minority’s LGBTQ Claims”
NaCCA Rejects Hon. Ntim Fordjour’s LGBTQ Claims, Clarifies That SHS Teacher Manual Has Been Revised and Old Printed Copies Withdrawn
Council stresses no LGBTQ content in curriculum, clarifies revision of SRH material, and situates controversy within Ghana’s long history of politicised attacks on sexuality education The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has issued a detailed statement responding to allegations made by Hon. John Ntim Fordjour, Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency andContinue reading “NaCCA Rejects Hon. Ntim Fordjour’s LGBTQ Claims, Clarifies That SHS Teacher Manual Has Been Revised and Old Printed Copies Withdrawn”
University of Ghana Vehemently Denies Allegations of Promoting LGBTQ+ Activities, Demands Apology from Moses Foh-Amoaning, Slams Irresponsible Media Reports
The University of Ghana (UG) has issued a forceful rebuttal to claims by prominent anti-LGBTQ+ advocate Moses Foh-Amoaning that the institution amended its statutes to endorse or admit LGBTQ+ activities, labeling the accusations as “entirely false, misleading, and defamatory.” In a detailed statement released on November 24, 2025, UG clarified that recent changes to itsContinue reading “University of Ghana Vehemently Denies Allegations of Promoting LGBTQ+ Activities, Demands Apology from Moses Foh-Amoaning, Slams Irresponsible Media Reports”
25 Final-Year Students Suspended from Agona Swedru SHS After Violent Reaction to Same-Sex Proposal
Twenty-five final-year students at Agona Swedru Senior High School have been indefinitely suspended following a violent clash triggered by a rejected same-sex relationship proposal. School authorities report that the incident began when one male student proposed a romantic relationship to another who rejected it. The student who declined shared the proposal with friends, who allegedlyContinue reading “25 Final-Year Students Suspended from Agona Swedru SHS After Violent Reaction to Same-Sex Proposal”
Foreign Affairs Minister Clarifies Ghana’s UN Vote on Sexual Orientation Issues Was Against Violence, Not in Support of LGBTQ+
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has clarified Ghana’s position on its abstention in a United Nations Human Rights Council vote on July 7, 2025, to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on Protection Against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (A/HRC/59/L.2). Speaking as part of the government’s response throughContinue reading “Foreign Affairs Minister Clarifies Ghana’s UN Vote on Sexual Orientation Issues Was Against Violence, Not in Support of LGBTQ+”
‘Left Behind’: Discriminatory School Policies, Violence Cut Short Education of Ghanaian LGBTQI Students
TTU deletes discriminatory article from website, following Rightify Ghana’s condemnation, but keeps anti-gay policy in students handbook Discriminatory policies targeting LGBTQI+ students are widespread, evidence found in multiple schools 68 LGBTQI+ students expelled, suspended or dropped out since 2013, but number only represent a fraction of cases In January 2022, when Rightify Ghana denounced aContinue reading “‘Left Behind’: Discriminatory School Policies, Violence Cut Short Education of Ghanaian LGBTQI Students”
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