Ghana
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- April 28, 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English and customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court; High Court, Court of Appeal, regional courts
RELIGIONS
68.8% Christians, 15.9% Muslims, 8.5% traditional, others
From the country
JUNE 17, 2019GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER OF STEPMOTHER HE ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT
A 38-year-old man who murdered his stepmother on the accusation of witchcraft in 2010 has been sentenced to death by the Tamale High Court, ghanawebonline reported on 16 June 2019.
APRIL 15, 2019GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: TWO TO BE HANGED FOR KILLING EX-POLICEMAN
Twelve years after killing an ex-policeman the two killers have been sentenced to death by hanging, Ghanaweb reported on 13 April 2019.
- JANUARY 1, 2019GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: TWO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING A PASTOR
Two students of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) have been sentenced to death by hanging for murdering the Head Pastor of the End Time Believers Bible Fellowship in Tamale last year, kyfilla.com reported on September 15, 2018.
JULY 31, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: TWO TAMALE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Tamale High Court in the Northern region has convicted two students to death for killing a pastor in a robbery attack 10 months ago.
- JULY 12, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING A WOMAN AFTER DENYING HIM SEX
Tamale High Court has sentenced a 35-year-old farmer, who reportedly killed a woman for refusing him.
MARCH 27, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTYGHANA: DRIVER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING BRITISH MISSIONARY
A driver in Ghana has been sentenced to death after murdering and burying a British Missionary in a farm at Nsawam in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
- JANUARY 1, 2018GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
- NOVEMBER 24, 2017GhanaDEATH PENALTY
22-year-old man gets death sentence for killing 2 Americans at Akwamufie
24 November 2017: a High Court in Accra has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Yaw Anokye, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of two African-American women at Akwamufie in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region, in May 2015.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2017GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Man sentenced to death in Akwa Ibom for kidnapping
4 November 2017: the Akwa Ibom High Court 2, Abak Division, has sentenced a middle aged man, Robinson Offiong, to death over the kidnap of one Mfon Tim on June 2, 2014 at Itung Abak in Abak area.
- JULY 28, 2017GhanaDEATH PENALTY
Court sentences 24-year woman to death for murder
28 July 2017: a 24-year old woman has been sentenced to death by a Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice Charles Adjei Wilson, for the murder of a little boy – the only child of his mother.
- JULY 13, 2017GhanaDEATH PENALTY
No hangman to execute Ghana's death row convicts
13 July 2017: Director of Administration at the Prison Service Stephen Coffie has disclosed that the hangman whose duty it was to professionally execute the death sentence has long left the system.