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

Dede Ayew Misses Out On CAF Player of the Year

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released a five-man short-list for next year’s African Player of the...

Opinion

Ghana Loses $2bn In Sole-Sourced Contracts (I)

The Danquah Institute, a public policy research centre, has painstakingly undertaken due diligence on a number of...

Opinion

Leave President John Dramani Mahama Alone, He Only Made A Statement Of Fact And Yes, The NPP Would Dump Dr. Bawumia After The 2016 Elections

Recent calls from the Christian Council of Ghana, MFWA and other known political media cronies of the NPP to President...

Opinion

Peace Is Not the Absence of War

You may call me an alarmist and a pessimist but that would not prevent me from echoing out God's decree to me to warn...

Opinion

Allow People To Know You So They Can Trust and Follow You

Are you a leader? Then you must allow people to know you as you really are. Nobody wants to follow a mystery. A mystery...

Opinion

A Layman’s Summary of Woyome and Martin Amidu’s Battle Over Our GHc51.2 Million

The Government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) under President John Evans Atta-Mills, fraudulently paid a...

Opinion

John Mahama and Martin Amidu Are Both Northerners

The statement stung me like a scorpion, and the only possible reply would have included a description of it as stupid....

International

Trump Wages War On ‘dishonest’ US Media

Donald Trump has cancelled a meeting with the New York Times, a day after berating media chiefs at his headquarters for...

International

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Best Yet To Come

Portugal legend Luis Figo believes Real Madrid starp has yet to hit his peak and has hailed his compatriot's hunger for...

Opinion

Love Letter To All Ahantas

Dear Fellow Ahantas, I write to you to you with much love from the Volta Region, precisely Peki, along the eastern...

Opinion

Open Defecation – A Lingering Eyesore

“It’s in the early hours of the day. A young man squats a few steps away from his house. His neighbour suggests to...

International

President Obama Expanded Overtime Pay For Millions of Workers. President Trump Could Take It Away.

President Barack Obama likes to say he’ll use the power of the pen to do whatever he can for American workers. But...

International

Inspiral Carpets Drummer Craig Gill Dies At 44

Gill was one of the founding members of the band Gill was one of the founding members of the band in Oldham in the...

Opinion

IGP Deserves No Apology

Fellow countrymen, it is imperative we ignore the harsh tone of the honorable Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin...

Opinion

The Nima Boy’s Tribute To Mman Gausu

I have no spiritual powers. I am a mere mortal. And as I once told a friend, I believe I am very low on the spiritual...

Opinion

Nkrumah Destroyed The Hen That Laid The Golden Eggs

As human beings, we have been blessed with an incredible nervous system that enables each individual to live a superior...

Opinion

People + Posture = Politics (Part1)

I premise this short article on two quotes. Immediately after the quotes are pretty simple and yet critical...

Politics

‘I’ve Not and Will Never Take Bribe In My Life’ – Okudzeto Boasts

Responding to allegations against him on Accra-based Onua FM Tuesday, he said: “it is sad the way people can say...

Opinion

Prez Mahama Punches Without Gloves

Enough to say that President John Mahama has had his hands sullied after stooping so low to play ethnocentrism card...

Opinion

The Twelve Despicable Reasons Why You Mustn’t Retain NDC Government

In his attempt to lustrate the country off the perceived sleaze and corruption, the founder of the NDC Party, J. J....