Ghana: Information on March 1989 protests by students against a government announcement of withdrawal of funding for scholarships, and on a protest by students from Kumasi High School in Kumasi on 23 March 1989 during which 9 students were injured, 71 were arrested and two were killed
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA14899 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on March 1989 protests by students against a government announcement of withdrawal of funding for scholarships, and on a protest by students from Kumasi High School in Kumasi on 23 March 1989 during which 9 students were injured, 71 were arrested and two were killed, 1 August 1993, GHA14899, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aca028.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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West Africa reports growing conflict between Ghana's university students and the government over its student loan scheme (24-30 Apr. 1989, 635). The first confrontation the students at the University of Science and Technology (UST) in Kumasi and the government took place at an organized symposium on 9 March 1989 (Ibid.). The source did not mention the number of casualties, if any, arising from this confrontation.
According to this source, the government considers the loan scheme to be the best solution to the problems of higher education in Ghana. University students are expected to pay for their board and lodging from these loans (Ibid.). The students, on the other hand, view the loan scheme as "obnoxious, not serving any good purpose and the first step towards privatizing tertiary education" (Ibid.). The source did not mention any student protests taking place at Kumasi High School. Additional and/or corroborative information on the requested subject could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB in Ottawa.
Reference
West Africa [London]. 24-30 April 1989. Melvis Dzisah. "Ghana: Conflict on Campus."
Attachment
West Africa [London]. 24-30 April 1989. Melvis Dzisah. "Ghana: Conflict on Campus," pp. 635-36.