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

British American Tobacco Plans $47bn Reynolds Merger

British American Tobacco is planning to merge with its US partner Reynolds in a deal valued at $47bn (£38bn). BAT...

International

Man Utd Boss Jose Mourinho Says Midfielder Needs Time To Settle

World-record signing Paul Pogba needs time to find his feet at Manchester United, says manager Jose Mourinho. The...

International

IS Militants Attack Iraqi City of Kirkuk As Mosul Offensive Continues

Fighters from the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group have attacked government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk,...

Politics

Key Battles To Look Forward To

Every two years it comes along and splashes joy, spectacle and drama all over the continent. The African Cup of Nations...

International

Samsung ‘blocks’ Exploding Note 7 Parody Videos

The modification enables users to throw Samsung's Galaxy Note 7, which then explodes. Samsung appears to have filed...

Politics

Mahama Campaigning Against Ghanaian Businesses – Nana Addo

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has described as reckless, the...

Opinion

We Have Not Abandoned Our Ghanaian Culture

Ayi, my neighbour 24, paid me a visit one Saturday morning. In the course of our conversation, he chipped in a subject...

Opinion

Blame President Mahama’s NDC For Ghana’s Calamitous Debt And Economy

Ghana is not among the most popular destination to set up business. The few entrepreneurs and investors we have had...

Opinion

Charismatic Witchcraft

Indeed, this issue has made me suffer from insomnia for sometime now, however, I'm left with no choice than to express...

Opinion

Why? Are They No Companies In Ghana To Print Ballot Papers..?

Sounds like a familiar verse in the Book of Exodos: “And they said unto Moses, because there were no graves in Egypt,...

Opinion

Election 2016; The Voters Manifesto

Elections are very important especially in representative democracy where electorate elect their own officials to...

Opinion

Cameron Duodu’s Why Our Electoral System Has Failed

Mr. Duodo chose...to conflate the Ghana case with the UK...What data might actually be at bottom of Mr. Duodo's "facts"...

Opinion

One Constituency, US1 Million

Social indiscipline in every society takes on the magnitude, corresponding to the level of the discipline of the...

Politics

DKM Customers Urged To Sue BoG

The chief executive officer of Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Kapito is urging aggrieved customers of DKM...

Politics

Ghana Needs Mature People In Gov’t Not Those Who Drink Kalyppo – Benyiwa Doe

A member of the Council of State, Ama Benyiwa Doe, has taken a swipe at the leader of the opposition New Patriotic...

International

Extravagant Life of Nigerian Rich Kids

Wealth can be seen in the lifestyle of a Nigerian rich kid either they were born rich or they become rich, their...

Politics

Samsung ‘blocks’ Exploding Note 7 Parody Videos

Samsung appears to have filed copyright claims against YouTube videos mocking its recalled Galaxy Note 7 handset. Many...

Opinion

Government Against Kalyppo

When the Kalyppo political stunt unleashed by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) against its rival New...

Opinion

The Gandhi Statue Removal Petition Had Nothing To Do With J.B. Danquah 2

“I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery” (Aeschylus)....

Opinion

Is Ghana Learning Anything From the United States’ Approaches Toward the Presidential Elections?

Folks, there is no doubt that the kind of democracy being practised by the United States has been touted and branded as...