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

Opinion

That Is the Spirit Nana

It was a straight forward case. A group of people identified as followers of the National Democratic Congress on a keep...

Opinion

Allowing African Mistakes? Reflection On President Mahama’s Address To The UN General Assembly

It is common knowledge that President Mahama has referred to Ghanaians as a people who have short memories. Perhaps,...

Opinion

Mahama, Fix Your ‘Silently’ Divided Party, Leave Akufo-Addo Alone

President John Dramani Mahama has nothing good for Ghanaians. Under his watch, Ghana has slumped to its lowest nemesis...

Opinion

The World Is Watching

Last week, billionaire real estate tycoon and reality television personality Donald Trump was elected as the new...

International

GM’s Opel CEO Says Difficult To Reach Break-Even In 2016

General Motors' (GM. N) European division Opel is struggling to reach profitability this year because of the effects of...

Politics

NDC Accuses US, UK of Taking Sides In Clash At Nana Addo’s Residence

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing the diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom and the United States...

International

Arrests In Athens As Protest Turns Violent During Obama’s Visit To Greece

Athens, Greece (CNN)Six people have been arrested in the Greek capital after a group of anarchists started throwing...

International

English Football League Cancels Talks Over 100-Team Plan For Five Divisions

Plans for a shake-up of English football to create 100 teams in five divisions have been cancelled after talks between...

International

Barcelona Reveal New €220m Shirt Sponsor Deal

Barcelona will have a new name on the front of their jerseys from the start of the 2017-18 season with Rakuten becoming...

Opinion

Like An Amazonian At The War Front

I now understand why they say appearance is deceptive. The first time I met Hajia Samira, the wife of the running mate...

International

Mayor Resigns Over Michelle Obama ‘ape In Heels’ Post

The mayor of a town in the US state of West Virginia has resigned after she was caught up in a controversy over racist...

Opinion

Common Sense Appraisal Of Mahama’s “Massive” Projects

THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED KWAME NKRUMAH INTERCHANGE The initial title of this article was, “Any idiot can borrow money...

International

EU Warns Eight Nations On Budget Deficit

The European Commission has warned that eight eurozone countries, including Italy, are at risk of breaking EU rules...

Politics

8 ‘i-Ray’ Photos of Bob Nesta Marley Playing Football

Reggae legend Bob Nesta Marley had other hobbies most people didn’t know about and one of them was his love for...

International

Israel’s Muezzin Bill Seeks ‘Judaisation of Jerusalem’

A pre-dawn muslim call to prayer has provoked the main backlash from Israeli Jews Palestinian politicians in Israel...

International

South Africa Racist Coffin Victim ‘scared For His Life’

A black South African man who was allegedly forced into a coffin by two white farmers for trespassing says he was...

International

Nigeria Militants ‘bomb’ Oil Pipelines In Niger Delta

A militant group in Nigeria says it has bombed three pipelines in the south of the country in the latest attack on the...

Politics

WhatsApp Has Finally Added Video Calling

WhatsApp has upped the ante in the battle to be a one-stop shop for communication with the launch of video calling...

International

Trump-Fueled Risk Rally Shifts To Japanese Bonds, Euro

Investors resumed the post-U. S. election trade of selling bonds and buying stocks on Wednesday after a pause earlier...

International

‘Post-Truth’ Declared Word of the Year By Oxford Dictionaries

Oxford Dictionaries has declared "post-truth" as its 2016 international word of the year, reflecting what it called a...