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

Venezuela To Swap Highest Denomination Banknotes For Coins

The Venezuelan government has announced that it will replace the country's highest-denomination banknotes with coins...

International

Tributes Paid To Team As Season Ends

Tributes have been paid to the Chapecoense players who died in a plane crash in Colombia on the final day of the...

International

Two ‘young Girls’ Used As Human Bombs

Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in north-east Nigeria, killing at least one...

International

Donald Trump Hints US ‘One China’ Policy Could End

President-elect Donald Trump has questioned whether the US should continue its "One China" policy. US policy since 1979...

International

IS Retakes Ancient Syrian City

The Islamic State (IS) group has retaken the Syrian city of Palmyra, hours after Russian air strikes appeared to have...

Opinion

A New Vision For African`s Democracy

The issue of political instability in Africa has negatively affected both the political and socio-economic development...

Opinion

Open Letter To The President-Elect Nana Akufo Addo

On December 7th, Ghana went to the polls and voted you and your party into power. Let me use this opportunity to...

Opinion

NDC Has Taken Enough Beatings In The Polling Booth

Whoever these thugs and vandals are who have reportedly gone on the rampage and are physically assaulting members,...

Opinion

The Role Of Anti Corruption Campaign In The Ghana 2016 General Election

Dear Fellow Ghanaians, I just receive this alarming post from my Safari Radio contact as an item being circulated...

Opinion

Letter To My Fellow Ghanaian The Case Of CNN Gutter Journalism

The name Ghana and everything about it is our pride and soul. In there lies where we are from, who we are, where we...

International

Yahya Jammeh To Contest Election Defeat In Court

Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh says he will launch a legal challenge to contest an election defeat that will bring an end...

Ghana Elections 2016

Mahama Officially Inaugurates Transition Team

The transitional team to facilitate the change of government in the country has officially been inaugurated. The team...

Ghana Elections 2016

I’ll Fight Corruption But Won’t Witch-Hunt NDC – Akufo-Addo

President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo has no time to conduct a witch-hunt in the Mahama-led government  when he takes over....

Opinion

Britain Is Not Helping Former Colonies; Yahya Jammeh Must Be Removed

The Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, has reportedly backtracked over his resolve to hand over power to his successor,...

Opinion

How The NPP Won An Election It Should Have Lost

We have come to the end of what is possibly the ‘noisiest’ election of my lifetime. With the climax being the...

Opinion

Ghana Is the Winner!

The December 7, 2016, general elections have ended successfully and the good people of Ghana have accepted the outcome...

International

Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom Divorce Finalized

Khloe filed for divorce in 2013 but later reconciled with Lamar A Los Angeles judge has finalized the divorce of Khloe...

Politics

No NDC Member Has Anything To Fear From My Government – Nana Addo

President-elect Nana Akufo Addo has promised not to victimize political opponents adding that “No member of the NDC...

International

Wole Soyinka Gives Up Green Card Over Trump

Africa's first Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Wole Soyinka, has spoken for the first time since he said in October...

International

Liverpool 2-2 West Ham

Goals by Dimitri Payet and Michail Antonio exposed Liverpool's defensive frailties again as West Ham climbed out of the...