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

Obama Goes Full Tilt To Elect Clinton

The political consensus is virtually unanimous: If Hillary Clinton wins North Carolina, Donald Trump has to win every...

Politics

EC To Conduct Balloting For Presidential Slots On Thursday

Barring any last minute glitches, Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) would conduct the balloting for presidential...

Opinion

A Leader Does Not Rush Around From One Emergency To Another

Emergency style leadership and preventive leadership are two types of leadership. Emergency style leadership involves...

Opinion

If I Were An American Voter, I Will Be Very Sad Today

America is making history today November 8, 2016, whichever way the pendulum swings. Either by putting the first ever...

Opinion

Bad Habits and How To Get Rid of Them

Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. -Mark Twain...

Politics

[PHOTO] Sarkodie Turns Vulcanizer, Fixes Joselyn Dumas’ Car Tyre

Rap king Sarkodie may be known just for his hard hitting lyrics but he has just shown how well he can do with cars and...

Opinion

Flavour Of The Uncouth

We dislike highlighting persons who do not merit mention in our editorials; the column earmarked for very serious...

International

HuffPost Forecasts Hillary Clinton Will Win With 323 Electoral Votes

The HuffPost presidential forecast model gives Democrat Hillary Clinton a 98.2 percent chance of winning the...

International

Clinton Will Win; But Her Victory Will Be Short-Lived

Hillary Rodham Clinton will become the first woman to win the presidency tomorrow, decisively defeating Donald Trump in...

Politics

Hasaacas New IMC Tasked To Get the Club To the Ghana Premiere League

The Board of Sekondi Hasaacas Football Club in the Western Region has named and unveiled a six-member interim...

International

Barca Wonder Goal Goes Viral … It’s Not Messi

Soccer star Barbara Latorre is the toast of Barcelona after scoring a goal that has taken the internet by storm....

International

Tom Brady Said He Voted For Me!

Donald Trump reads a letter he said was from Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, at a campaign...

International

Nigerians Pay Tribute To ‘war King’ Killed By Boko Haram

Tributes are being paid to a Nigerian army commander nicknamed "war king" after he was killed by Islamist militants...

International

Rurik Jutting, British Banker, Guilty of Hong Kong Murders

British banker Rurik Jutting has been found guilty of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong, in a case that has...

Politics

NDP Heads To Court As EC Introduces 33 Fresh ‘irregularities’ On Konadu’s Forms

The National Democratic Party has warned it will go to court again to compel the Electoral Commission to reverse what...

International

Argentina A Major Threat To Brazil

Douglas Costa has expressed his delight at returning to the Brazil squad after being forced to withdraw from a number...

International

Man Rapes Goat To Death In Nigeria

A man identified as Afolabi Bamidele has allegedly raped a goat killing it instantly. Investigation by leadership at...

International

Clinton and Trump Through the Years

Presidential nominees Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's lifetime in pictures. Hillary Clinton was born and raised in...

International

Clinton Has 90 Percent Chance of Winning

With hours to go before Americans vote, Democrat Hillary Clinton has about a 90 percent chance of defeating Republican...

Politics

Fire EC Lawyers & Dissolve the 7 Commissioners After Elections– Law Prof. Demands

Prof. Kwaku Asare who has been very critical of the EC for some of its decisions, which has grabbed headlines in the...