Sexual harassment remains biggest threat to academic freedom in Ghana's tertiary institutions - ACAF report
The African Coalition for Academic Freedom (ACAF) released the 2025 Africa Academic Freedom Monitoring Report, which found that sexual harassment is the most significant threat to academic freedom in Ghana's tertiary institutions. The report was launched at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) in Accra on Tuesday, 24th June, 2026. Professor Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, ACAF's Regional Director, stated that sexual harassment ranked among the highest violations recorded in Ghana, describing it as a major challenge affecting students and the broader academic environment.
The report assessed the state of academic freedom in 30 African countries and recorded a negative violation score of 72 out of 100 across the countries. Professor Appiagyei-Atua noted that "There are also issues about sexual harassment in terms of the relationship between academics and students, which students complain about, especially female students who have been at the mercy of some academics for sex to get marks or to reward them with some other favours and so on, but most of the students are not able to report." He also noted that Ghana has performed relatively better on the academic freedom index compared to many other African countries, but cautioned against complacency.
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