{
  "id": 6964898,
  "title": "No policy to teach Arabic, Chinese in all public schools – Mahama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/no-policy-to-teach-arabic-chinese-in-all-public-schools-mahama",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T18:06:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/no-policy-to-teach-arabic-chinese-in-all-public-schools-mahama/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has refuted claims that his government has approved a policy to introduce Arabic and Chinese as subjects in Ghana’s public schools, stating that no such policy has been approved by the Cabinet. During a citizens’ engagement at the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) in the Upper West Region, Mahama clarified that Arabic teaching in some schools is not due to a new nationwide policy, but rather stems from the establishment of English-Arabic schools during the late former President Jerry John Rawlings' administration to encourage Muslim communities concerned about religious conversion. Mahama also questioned the rationale behind introducing Chinese at a time when the country is struggling to provide enough teachers for French, emphasizing that French remains crucial due to Ghana's proximity to Francophone countries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Video: No policy to introduce Arabic, Chinese in all Public Schools – President Mahama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/video-no-policy-to-introduce-arabic-chinese-in-all-public-schools",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:32:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "No Arabic or Chinese in the curriculum of our public schools- Mahama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/no-arabic-or-chinese-in-the-curriculum-of-our-public-schools-mahama",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:48:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "‘The Cabinet I chair has not approved any policy to introduce Arabic, Chinese in schools’ – Mahama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/the-cabinet-i-chair-has-not-approved-any-policy-to-introduce-arabic",
        "published": "2026-09-12T20:38:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}