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

Politics

400,000 Jobs Generated, 300,000 More To Come – Omane Boamah

The Minister of Communications, Edward Omane Boamah, has revealed that 400,000 direct and indirect jobs have been...

International

Prince’s Paisley Park Home To Host Celebration of Singer’s Life

A celebration of Prince's life is to be held at his Paisley Park Studios compound on the anniversary of his death....

Opinion

Political Morality At All-Time Low

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has unleashed a campaign advertisement few days away from the general...

International

Justin Trudeau Will Not Attend Fidel Castro’s Funeral

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must have been feeling the heat. Mr Trudeau will not attend Fidel Castro's...

International

Haiti Presidential Election ‘won By Jovenel Moise’

Jovenel Moise came first in last year's election, which was annulled Businessman Jovenel Moise has won Haiti's...

International

Burundi Key Presidential Aide Wounded In Assassination Bid

Willy Nyamitwe is one of the key figures in Mr NKurunziza's government A top adviser to Burundi's president Pierre...

International

North Dakota To Evict Native American Protest

North Dakota's governor has ordered the expulsion of thousands of Native American and solidarity activists camped on...

International

Aleppo Defeat ‘not the End For Rebels’

The fall of rebel-held eastern Aleppo would not mean the end of the fight against President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian...

International

Zuma To Attend Funeral, Mugabe Off To Cuba, Jammeh Suspends Campaign

Two African leaders have confirmed their participation in the funeral of the late Cuban leader and nationalist, Fidel...

Opinion

Anger And Mourning On The American Right’

Berkeley Professor Emerita Arlie Russell Hochschild ’s newly published Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger And...

Opinion

Hassan Ayariga’s Tribal APC Political Machine Implodes

Ever since he literally got booted out of the Limann-founded People’s National Convention (PNC), one of the several...

Opinion

It Takes One Man To Change A Country From Lootocracy To Democracy

Nobody would argue that Fidel Castro changed Cuba. Whether it was for better or worse than he met it depends on your...

Politics

South Korea’s President ‘willing To Resign’

South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has said she has asked parliament to help her find a way to stand down. Ms Park...

International

Thailand Invites Crown Prince To Become New King

Thailand's parliament invited Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to be the new king on Tuesday, completing a formal step for...

International

Somalia’s Presidential Elections Postponed Again

The elections have been postponed to a later date Somalia’s presidential elections scheduled for November 30 have...

International

Uganda Orders Closure of Schools Backed By Bill Gates & Mark Zuckerberg

Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of a chain of “for-profit international schools” backed by Microsoft...

Opinion

Something Is Missing IGP, Restore Order!!! Part–2

Keeping fit is a very welcoming gesture in ensuring a good, healty body and harmonisation. The idea of health walk...

International

Moise Wins Haiti Presidential Vote In First Round, Provisional Results Show

Haitian businessman Jovenel Moise, the candidate backed by former president Michel Martelly, won the presidential vote...

International

The Reality of African Footballers

Abuse and poor pay - the reality of African footballers African players abroad are used to the photo call after being...

International

Brazil Football Team In Colombia Plane Crash

Brazil's Chapecoense players pose for pictures during their 2016 Copa Sudamericana semifinal. A plane carrying 72...