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Police engage management of two schools over student violence
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, has engaged the management of Swedru School of Business and Obrachire Senior High Technical School following the recent violent incident involving students from both institutions.
The meeting was convened to address concerns arising from the incident, which has attracted public attention. COP Donkor emphasised the need for calm and cooperation as the Police work to address the matter comprehensively.
During the engagement, management of Swedru School of Business was given 24 hours to produce the students involved in the incident to assist the investigation. She stressed that compliance with the directive would facilitate the swift and thorough handling of the case.
She also underscored the seriousness of the violence and its potential consequences for the students involved, indicating that investigations have formally commenced to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and to identify all persons connected to it. She also noted that the victim of the incident is currently responding to treatment.
COP Donkor reaffirmed the Ghana Police Service’s commitment to ensuring accountability, maintaining law and order, and promoting safety within educational institutions.
Ghana’s Special Envoy for Reparations is urging closer collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and it’s agencies to drive the reparations agenda through tourism and heritage, with plans to raise $100 million to restore the nation’s forts and castles.
The Deputy Minister, Yussif Issaka Jajah, welcomed the engagement and reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to restoring Ghana’s forts and castles, following concerns raised by UNESCO over deteriorating conditions noting that despite funding challenges and stalled rehabilitation efforts, the Ministry is prepared to partner in mobilising resources to restore heritage sites and strengthen tourism.
The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to restoring Ghana’s forts and castles despite funding setbacks, pledging to collaborate in mobilising resources to protect heritage and boost tourism.
Members of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) are attending the 2026 African Languages Conference in Accra, held as part of African Languages Week (February 21–28, 2026).
The two-day hybrid conference, hosted at the ISSER Conference Hall at the University of Ghana, is organised by African Languages Inc, to promote language justice, cultural preservation, and digital rights across Africa and the diaspora.
Under the theme “Language Justice: African Languages for Social and Economic Development,” the conference brings together writers, scholars, policymakers, technologists, educators and community leaders to advance the use of African languages in education, governance, economic planning and digital innovation.
