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

Kenya’s Only Female Jazz Trumpeter

Christine Kamau may have one of the most popular surnames in her native Kenya, but she stands out as being the only...

International

Kenya Airways Pilots Call Off Strike

Pilots working for Kenya Airways have called off their strike which was to start tomorrow. The pilots had vowed to...

International

Melania Trump Stands By Donald Over Sex Boast Tape

Melania has been married to Mr Trump for 11 years and they have one son Melania Trump has said obscene comments caught...

International

DRC ‘dialogue’ Aims To Set Eections For April 2018

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, participants in an African Union-mediated dialogue are expected to unveil a...

Opinion

How A New Debt Trap Has Been Set

Ghana is in a debt crisis. Having had significant amounts of debt cancelled a decade ago, the country is losing around...

International

Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United

Liverpool and Manchester United played out a goalless draw at Anfield on Monday as Jurgen Klopp’s men missed the...

Politics

Success of Ghana’s First Local Dollar Bond Attributed To Better Incentives

An economist, Dr John Gatsi, says the successes chalked by government in the issuance of Ghana’s first domestic...

International

Only One Student Passes Liberia Exam

Only one student in Liberia, out of 42,000 who sat the annual west African regional examinations, has passed the...

International

Man Snips Off Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend’s Nipples With Scissors

A 45-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly cutting off his pregnant girlfriend’s nipples. Tony Ledbetter...

Politics

About 2,000 Traders Get Boost From Capital & More To Expand

About 2,000 traders in Accra who would have found it extremely difficult to access credit facility from banks, have...

Opinion

The Future Of Those Children

Today’s children are inherently the future generation. As such, children, under the Convention on the Rights of the...

Opinion

Who Is To Blame?

Sometimes, it is difficult and sad writing a piece of this kind which focuses on how elders in society have failed the...

Opinion

NDC Has Already Destroyed Ghanas Economy, Little Dramani

It is a crying shame and a pity that President John Dramani Mahama should so soon forget that it was the anti-people...

Politics

GNFS Deploys Taskforce To Ensure Strict Compliance To Fire Regulations

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has deployed task force to ensure that institutions comply with basic fire rules...

Politics

African Women Only!

She was born with puffy, thick, curly beautiful hair which was healthy and long when it was unadulterated....

Politics

CPP Not Ready To Win 2016 Elections – Party’s Youth Wing

The youth wing of the Convention People’s Party, which is up against the party’s leadership, has cast doubt over...

Opinion

Let Your Vote Count In 2016 General Elections

I have monitored proceedings with respect to the upcoming 2016 general elections in Ghana . I have spoken with...

Opinion

Presidential Villa And The Strange Curses (1)

I just finished reading the articles on the strange happenings at the Aso Rock – the Nigerian seat of power written...

Opinion

Africawatch Publications On Nana Addo’s Health; Pure Fabrications With Malicious Intent

The main pillars of acceptable journalistic practice are to educate, inform and entertain. Lies, vilification and...

International

Nigerian Footballer Izu Joseph Dies In Shooting

He was a key player as the team secured a return to the top flight from the second division in 2014. Nigerian...