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

Just About Writers And Speakers

Some people can really speak but lack the ability to effectively translate thoughts into ink. Others can really write...

Opinion

What A Timely Intervention

....Is there one you can count on? ....Is there one you can count on? Do it and do it again. Don’t stop it because...

Opinion

Poor Woman No Love; Why It’s Bad To Date Them

"I don't like to date a poor lady", Smart blurted out in our chatty conversation. "Poor ladies don't bring anything to...

International

Africa Fashion Apparel In Kenyan Slum

The crowded streets of Kenya's Kibera slum in the capital Nairobi are a far cry from the fashion boutiques of Paris,...

Opinion

Here Is A Typical Example Of President Mahamas Incompetence

Given President Mahama’s enthusiastic devotion for dishonouring promises, some of us were somehow on point to doubt...

Opinion

When You Come Across Someone With His Beard Caught On Fire.

A popular admonishing Akan proverb goes, “When you go to find someone with his beard caught on fire, you had better...

Opinion

Who, In Fact, Is Killing Biafra?

About a year ago, I wrote an article titled “Biafra is a Challenge, not a Solution”. In that article which was...

Politics

EC Chair Charlotte Osei Pleaded With To Be Fair & Firm

A motivational speaker, Rev. Dr Nana Yaa Owusu-Prempeh, has admonished the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana...

Opinion

Revolutionary Islam And Regime Change In Ethiopia

With ethnic uprisings spreading across an Ethiopia now ruled by martial law there is only one nationally based...

Politics

More Focus Needed On Transhipment – World Bank

Periklis Saragiotis of the World Bank says Ghana must look more seriously into shipment processes and procedures at the...

Politics

NPP’s 2016 Manifesto Will Create GHC27 Billion Fiscal Deficit – Veep Claims

Vice president Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur says the 2016 manifesto of the New Patriotic Party has the potential to create...

International

ANC Tongue-Lash Youth Leader Over Call To Arms

South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has ordered its controversial youth leader Collen Maine to...

Opinion

Unproductive Peace Forums

One feature which sets the so-called peace envoys apart from the Ghana Peace Council (GPC) is that whereas the former...

Opinion

Hon.Abdallah Abubakari Is The Best Man For The Job

We the good people of Walewale constituency have a choice to make come 7th December, 2016. It's not a choice between...

Opinion

Value Every Moment In The Presence of A Great Leader!

By Dag Heward-Mills Value Every Moment in The Presence of a Great Leader! Great leaders are part of God's provision for...

International

Tough Egyptian Law To Tackle People Smugglers

Europol, the EU's police intelligence unit, estimates that around 10,000 unaccompanied children have gone missing in...

International

Dangote Acquires Gas Processing Company In the Netherlands

In a bid to meet Nigeria’s gas requirements, Dangote industries Limited (DIL) has completed the acquisition of...

International

EU Warns DR Congo of Sanctions Over Elections

THe European Union (EU) has warned the Democratic Republic of Congo's government that it could face sanctions if it...

International

Seven Things Banned Under Ethiopia’s State of Emergency

Ethiopia's government has declared a six-month state of emergency in the face of an unprecedented wave of violent...

International

South Sudan’s Ex-VP Machar Is ‘broke’

South Sudan's former Vice-President Riek Machar says he is "broke" and struggling to pay rent for the house where his...