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

IS ‘loses 50,000 Fighters In Two Years’

IS has lost much territory since its gains in 2014 sent shockwaves around the world At least 50,000 militants from...

International

Thousands Flee To Western Aleppo As Syrian Army Takes Over

As the Syrian army continues to fight its way through the old city of Aleppo, the tide of those fleeing for their lives...

Ghana Elections 2016

Nii Lantey Vanderpuye Retains Odododiodioo Seat

The Member of Parliament for the Odododiodioo constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye is...

Ghana Elections 2016

Alban Bagbin Retains Seat In Upper West

Majority Leader and incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency of the Upper West Region,...

Ghana Elections 2016

#GhElections: E-Transmission May Have Been Compromised

The Electoral Commission (EC) has indicated that the electronic transmission system adopted by the Commission for the...

Ghana Elections 2016

NPP’s Fuseini Issah Wins Okaikwei North Seat

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Okaikwei North constituency has been named the member of...

International

Russia Awards Medals To Dead and Wounded

The women were serving as medics at a field hospital in western Aleppo. A mortar struck the hospital on Monday. A...

International

Army ‘suspends Aleppo Fighting’

The move is to allow for the evacuation of civilians trapped in the battle zone. Mr Lavrov said some 8,000 people would...

International

Solomons 7.7 Quake Prompts Alert

A tsunami warning has been issued in a wide area of the South Pacific following a powerful earthquak The 7.7 magnitude...

Opinion

Government’s Role In Cancer Multiplication

Odimegwu Onwumere writes that the inability of the government to refurbish medical centres with modern radiotherapy...

Opinion

Mimiko, Louis Odion And The Limits Of Charlalism

Without much ado and for the purpose of clarity, let me quickly inform that the term charlalism as used in this piece...

Opinion

Kwesi Pratt May Need An Ambulance After Polls

The recent election in the United States showed how the media is bias towards the conservative Republican party. They...

Opinion

Congratulations To All Ghanaians

After months of propaganda, insults and personality attacks among others, Ghanaians went to the polls yesterday to...

Opinion

Fasting And Justice For Sam Korankye Ankrah

We are done with the elections, and counting is underway. Nothing I am going to write here will change anything. The...

Opinion

We Have Survived It

Ghana went to the polls yesterday from which important lessons were learnt. It was generally smooth although a few...

Opinion

5 Ways Business Management Solutions Have Changed In The Past 5 Years, Thanks To The Cloud

Today’s business management solutions are powerful, adaptable and quick to pay for themselves—they represent a...

Opinion

Use Tough Love To Win The Millennials

The Millennial Vote was treated like a Magical Unicorn in the 2016 election. It is seen as something valuable and...

Politics

EC’s Website Targeted By Hackers

An attempt was made by hackers to shut the website of Ghana’s elections-management body down. Immediately after polls...

Opinion

The Change Storm In Ghana

I have been tracking and chasing the storm that picked up from Nigeria last year ( 29 May 2015) and curved its way deep...

International

Oil Prices Rise On U.S. Crude Stock Decline, Weaker Dollar

Oil prices edged up in thin trading on Thursday after steep falls in the previous session, supported by a weaker...