Ghana has had a good year for women’s rights on paper. On July 30, 2026, Parliament ratified the African Union (AU) Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (CEVAWG), making Ghana the second AU member state, after The Gambia, to do so. It’s the continent’s first legally binding treaty dedicated exclusively to ending violence against women and girls, obligating states to criminalise Gender-Based Violence (GBV), fund victim support, …
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