CPJ says Ghana must match its latest press-freedom pledge with action on the 2019 killing.

Published 11 Nov 2026, 08:29 GMT

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Ghanaian investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela — Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela, the investigative journalist shot dead in Accra in January 2019

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The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Ghana to honour its latest pledge to prosecute the killers of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.

The press-freedom body put out the appeal on Tuesday through Facebook, stating: "CPJ calls on Ghanaian authorities to promptly deliver on their latest pledge to pursue the prosecution of anyone who attacks journalists and bring to justice those responsible for the 2019 murder of journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela."

The appeal came after the government renewed its pledge on Saturday night during the 30th GJA Media Awards in Accra. Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the minister responsible for Government Communications, delivered the assurance on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama.

"Journalists in our country lost their lives in pursuit of accountability, and I refer to the unfortunate killing of Ahmed Suale, whose murder remains unsolved, and the government remains committed to unravelling it," he said at the ceremony.

It also follows comments on November 2 by Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George at a ceremony for the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.

He said political influence or holding public office should not protect anyone from prosecution. "An announced investigation is not a completed one," he said.

Suale worked as an investigative journalist for Tiger Eye PI alongside Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Unidentified attackers on motorbikes shot him dead inside his vehicle on January 16, 2019.

President Mahama pledged in 2023, while in opposition, to expedite investigations into the murder, and renewed the commitment after taking office in 2025.

CPJ, which issued a similar call on the 2025 impunity day, says the renewed assurances must now be matched with concrete steps. The killing has led to no convictions.

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CPJ renews call for prosecution of Ahmed Suale&#39;s killers in Ghana

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CPJ renews call for prosecution of Ahmed Suale's killers in Ghana