Ghana: Baffour Awuah-EOCO Case Revives Debate on Freedom of Expression

In Ghana, an attempt to arrest opposition MP and lawyer Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) sparked a heated debate on freedom of expression. The incident occurred after Baffour Awuah represented a nurse accused of complicity in publishing false information, linked to a TikTok account called « Ghana Jollof ». The controversy raises broader questions about balancing efforts to combat harmful or false content and safeguarding free speech in Ghana.