The Sanneh Institute

13/01/2026

08/01/2026

Join us for the TSI Monthly Lecture as we explore The Bible and Witchcraft Belief in Africa.
Date: 13th January 2026 | Time: 2:00PM - 3:30 PM
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25/12/2025

🎄✨ Merry Christmas from all of us at TSI!

20/12/2025

“The mandate given to Asantehene was vague.”

Rev. Prof. John Azumah, Executive Director of The Sanneh Institute and President of the Kusaug Peoples Congress, reflects on Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s Bawku conflict mediation report and shares insights on justice, reconciliation, and building lasting peace.

What does it really take to bring peace to Bawku?
Join in the conversation.

17/12/2025

Can peace finally silence the guns?
One-on-one with our Executive Director, Prof. John Azumah, on the Bawku conflict, this morning on ABC NEWS GH.

Join in the conversation.

29/11/2025

The Sanneh Institute's Press Statement on Religious Tolerance in Senior High Schools in Ghana.


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28/11/2025

With support from templetonreligiontrust, this documentary delves into the life and works of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, a distinguished Islamic cleric and interpreter of the Qur'an in Nigeria, which promotes the notion of the Pacifist Tradition of West African Islam.

Kindly click on the link to watch the full documentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmubgT2iKXQ

With support from , this documentary delves into the life and works of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, a distinguished Islamic cleric and interp...

28/11/2025

We invite you to our Christian–Muslim Scripture Sharing on the theme “Scripture on Scripture” where experts will lead us to engage with both Biblical and Qur’anic texts.

Kindly refer to the flyer for more details.

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24/11/2025

Accused, Shunned, Exiled: The Women Banished to Ghana’s ‘Witch camps’
Read full article here.

Belief in witchcraft remains deeply entrenched across Ghana, cutting through both rural and urban life. Professor John Azumah, Director of The Sanneh Institute in an article by Al Jazeera, explains that while accusations occur nationwide, the north is unique for its “witch camps”, places where a...

18/11/2025

Essential Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy Competencies and Skills.

10/11/2025

We’ve just concluded a transformative Cross-Cultural Religious Literacy Training (CCRL) in Koforidua with Heads of schools and Chaplains from the Eastern, Volta, and Oti regions of Ghana. Through deep dialogue and shared learning, we explored how CCRL's three competencies can help leaders build bridges across faiths and foster coexistence in second cycle school communities, by extension strengthening social cohesion in Ghana.

Thank you to every participant for your dedication to shaping inclusive schools and nurturing peaceful communities.

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01/11/2025

Our Executive Director, Prof. John Azumah delivered an impactful talk at Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon - Ghana organized in collaboration with the Institute of Women in Religion and Culture (IWRC).

The talk addressed “Witchcraft Accusations as Gender-Based Violence: The Anti-Witchcraft Accusation Bill,” highlighting the urgent need for the passing of the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill.


The seminarians had the opportunity to ask for clarifications about the consequences of the bill once it was passed into law.

Watch the full event here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17dKRXmjFq/