Kwame Mensah

Kwame Mensah is a senior political correspondent based in Accra. With over a decade of experience covering Ghana's Parliament, elections, and government policy, he brings sharp analysis and deep sourcing to GhanaStar's political coverage. A graduate of the University of Ghana's School of Communication Studies, Kwame has previously reported for the Daily Graphic and Joy FM. He specializes in governance, public accountability, and West African geopolitics.

27296 Articles Joined March 2026

Articles by Kwame Mensah

International

Ohio Governor Rejects ‘heartbeat’ Abortion Bill

hio Governor John Kasich has vetoed the so-called "heartbeat" abortion bill that would have banned most abortions as...

International

Wells Fargo Fails US Bankruptcy Test

US bank Wells Fargo has been hit with restrictions after attempts to fix issues with its bankruptcy plan failed. Banks...

Opinion

Is Akufo-Addo The Change Ghanaians Really Want? 2

THE MORAL IMPORTANCE OF A NON-ESTABLISMENT PARTY IN THE POLITICAL EQUATION OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT This simple quote...

International

Clashes As Senate Approves 20-Year Austerity Plan

The Brazilian Senate has approved a controversial amendment to the constitution capping public spending for the next 20...

Opinion

Why Moving Back To The Motherland Has Become Appealing

As some of you are aware of, Ghana has finally elected a new President, Nana Akufo-Addo from the New Patriotic Party....

Opinion

Accelerating West Africa’s Socio-Economic Development Through Free Movement

A GNA feature by Iddi Yire Accra, Dec. 13, GNA - The West Africa socio-economic development can be accelerated through...

Opinion

Politics Is Not A Boys Club

A GNA feature by Kwamina Tandoh, GNA Accra, Dec 13, GNA - There is public perception that politics is a male domain; a...

Opinion

In The Face Of Peace And Conflict- Ghana’s Election 2016

I have been following for the past few months on various campaign trails of many of the political parties within the...

Politics

Handing Over Notes Ready; Prepared Before Dec 7 Elections – Gov’t Responds To Mustapha Hamid

The Spokesperson of government’s Transition Team, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, has dismissed a suggestion that government is...

Politics

NPP Holds Thanksgiving Services After Electoral Victory

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled Muslim and Christian thanksgiving services on Friday and Sunday...

Politics

Gambia Security Forces ‘seize Election Commission HQ’

The Gambia’s security forces have taken over the headquarters of the electoral commission, its chairman says, as the...

Politics

Gov’t Yet To Prepare Handing Over Notes – Mustapha Hamid

The spokesperson for the President-elect’s Transition Team, Mustapha Hamid, says the outgoing government has as at...

Opinion

Finally, Belarus Gets Culture Code

As Belarusians are entering the New Year, one thing is certain – they will be celebrating the New Year with their...

Opinion

The NDC Era Of Shame, Callousness And Thievery—JDM Falls

The intrusive, arrogant, and foul mannerisms of the ruling NDC party have shockingly come to an abrupt end in as much a...

Opinion

On Buhari’s Visit To The Gambia

On Saturday 10 December, 2016, the world woke up to the shocking news of The Gambia President, Yahya Jammeh, rejecting...

Politics

NPP Ascribes Electoral Gains In Western Region To Hard Work; Promises To Deliver

Executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Western Region have attributed the electoral gains of the party in the...

International

Paris Attacks Planners ‘killed In Syria’

Two men involved in the November 2015 Paris attacks have been killed in Syria in a US air strike, officials say. The...

Opinion

Post-Election Violence Is Needless

The international community applauded the orderly manner in which last Wednesday’s polls were conducted across the...

Opinion

The Non-Rigged Election

Joe Anokye, the NASA IT expert for NPP is a Ghanaian. He is an IT professional who will go down in Ghana's history as...

International

Wonder Woman Dropped As UN Equality Champion

The UN has ended its campaign with comic book heroine Wonder Woman, a spokesman says, less than two months after her...