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

Adele Does the Double

Pop star Adele has dominated the BBC Music Awards for a second year in a row - without making an appearance. The singer...

International

Cuba Signs Deal For Faster Internet Access To Google Content

Cuba's state-run telecommunications company Etecsa has signed a deal with Google that will enable faster access to...

International

Will Trump Really Leave Business?

Press conferences are rare events for president-elect Donald Trump. Since he beat Hilary Clinton, his media appearances...

International

Republicans Ryan and McConnell Back Russia Vote Hack Probe

Senior Republicans in Congress have said they will support further investigation of findings that Russian hackers...

International

UN Chief Warns of Aleppo ‘atrocities’

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced alarm "over reports of atrocities against a large number of civilians" in...

International

Riyad Mahrez Wins BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016 Award

Riyad Mahrez has been crowned the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016. Fans from across the world voted for the...

Opinion

The Electorate and the Politician Lessons For All From Election 2016

That 2016 has been a year of political surprises and turbulence is as true as the sun will rise from the East every...

Opinion

Is Akufo-Addo The Change Ghanaians Really Want? 1

“At the end of the day it is our wish that neither major political party gets a nodding largess from popular...

International

Bipartisan Group of Senators Calls For Probe of Russian Role In 2016 US Elections

A bipartisan quartet of high-profile senators said Sunday that "recent reports of Russian interference in our election...

Politics

Attoh Quarshie Hooted At For Opposing Akufo-Addo

A founding member of the United Party which gave birth to the New Patriotic Party, Joshua Attoh Quarshie was made to...

Politics

IGP Visits Akufo-Addo; Assures of Unflinching Support & Security

Inspector General of Police John Kudalor has paid a courtesy call on President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at his...

International

Trump Engages CIA In War of Words Over Russian Election Hacking

In an unprecedented public display of acrimony, President-elect Donald Trump and the CIA are engaged in a war of words...

Opinion

A Letter To My Ideal Woman; Why I Will Not Support The Idea Of Expensive Funerals

Dear Afia, I do monitor most of your conversations with your friends during lectures. I must admit to the fact that I...

Politics

Beige Congratulates Participants of GSE Course

Beige Capital Asset Management (BCAM) has congratulated participants of its in-house Securities Courses training...

International

Picture of Cameroon Minister Bowing To the President Goes Viral

Pierre Ishmael Bidoung Kpwatt greeted the president 'too respectfully' it's now a national memeJoin GhanaStar.com to...

Politics

10 Bad Pieces of Relationship Advice That Actually Sound Good

Bad advice is cheap. Good advice is expensive. This is very obvious in today’s world where many of us have been...

International

Liverpool Boss Questions Gary Neville’s Suitability As A TV Pundit

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has questioned Gary Neville's suitability as a TV pundit by making a reference to his...

International

National Amusements Pulls CBS, Viacom Merger Proposal

Sumner Redstone's privately-held National Amusements on Monday withdrew its merger proposal for CBS (CBS. N) and Viacom...

Opinion

Jammeh Deserves Hard Butt-Kicking

Even by West African standards, The Gambia, with a population of just under 2 million, is a very small country....

International

Yahya Jammeh ‘should Step Down Now’

The Gambia's opposition coalition has called on President Yahya Jammeh to step down immediately, after he challenged...