Kofi Acquah-Dadzie

Kofi Acquah-Dadzie is a Ghanaian academic, jurist and writer based in Botswana. He was the Assistant Registrar and Master of the High Court of Botswana.

Early life and education Acquah-Dadzie was born in 1939 at Juaso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana (then Gold Coast). He had his early education at the Juaso Government School where he completed in 1953. He proceeded to Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion Senior High School where he obtained his Ordinary Level certificate in 1958 and the Accra Academy for his Advanced Level certificate which he received in 1964. There, he studied law and obtained his LLB in 1968. He then gained admission at the Ghana School of Law where he graduated with his Barrister at Law certificate and qualified as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He later left for Nigeria to join the University of Maiduguri staff as a chief tutor-in-law.

Publications Acquah-Dadzie has authored various books mostly focused on law in Botswana and Southern Africa at large. Some of these books include;

Maintenance of Children and Deserted Wives: (laws of Botswana), (1998); World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for Readers and Writers (with Gabriel Adeleye), (1999); A Handbook for Prosecutors, (2000); The Law and Procedure for the Trial of Rape and Other Common Sexual Offences in Botswana, (2000); An Index to Selected Botswana Criminal Cases (1964-2002), (2003); The Policeman's Guide to Criminal Law and Evidence in Botswana, (2004); A Guide to the Heroes Acre--: Some Basic Facts about Zimbabwe's Heroes and the Heroes Acre, Issues 1-3 (with Micah Cheserem), (2006); A Long Night of Regrets: Moral Lessons for the Youth, (2006). The Moment to Decide: Breaking the Chain of Sexual Network, (2013) A Handbook for Journalists on Court Reporting, (2014) The Elements of Botswana Criminal Law Offences, (2015)