General News of Tuesday, 24 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court suit challenging the ban on hijabs and other Islamic rites by Wesley Girls' Senior High School. The affidavit was filed on behalf of the bishops’ conference by Most Rev Fr Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum, the Bishop of Koforidua and Episcopal Chairman for Education of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference. In the affidavit, Bishop Afrifah-Agyekum presented evidence of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Guide Religious Tolerance in Schools, Agreed and Adopted by the Government-Assisted and Private Mission Schools, which was validated on April 15, 2024. I hereby depose to my instant affidavit verifying the facts contained in the statement of case filed for and on behalf of the Church. It outlined measures for the practice of various religious beliefs in the country's mission schools, ensuring that students practise their respective faiths.

Source: GhanaWeb March 24, 2026 02:34 UTC