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

Politics

I Want My Name Back As Presidential Candidate – Nana Kondau Charges At EC

Founder and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Nana Kondau Agyemang-Rawlings is accusing the Chair of...

Politics

FERO Mobile Eyes Ghana’s Market

FERO mobile, an international mobile devices outfit, is considering doing business in Ghana to avail Ghanaians of their...

Opinion

Address To Ashesi Class of 2019

Today I want to spend some time to talk to you about romantic aspirations. I work in a telecoms company and one of the...

Opinion

Open Letter To All the Presidential Aspirants Disqualified By The Electoral Commission

Dear Presidential Aspirants, I would like to convey my sympathy to you by way of expressing my disappointment at your...

Politics

Nduom, Konadu and Co. Have No Case; EC Acted Within the Law – Ndebugre

Private legal practitioner, John Ndebugre has lauded the Electoral Commission for cracking the whip to disqualify...

International

Paris Attacks Suspect Salah Abdeslam’s Lawyers ‘quit His Defence’

Lawyers representing the main terror suspect of the Paris attacks have said they will no longer be defending him...

Opinion

Why Are People From Volta Region Called Number 9?

The Ashantis go by the accolade Kotoko (the porcupine). They gained this accolade due to their military power and...

Opinion

Cant Read, Cant Run As Simple As That!

The disqualification of the presidential candidates of some 12 splinter political parties – as of this writing, the...

International

Major GOP Donors Are Asking Trump For Their Money Back

Two big-money donors who have given or raised tens of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump are livid at the Republican...

Politics

Patients Roam the Streets As Ankful Psychiatric Hospital Wallows In GHC10m Debt

Mental patients still wander in the streets of the Central Region despite thirty-five thousand cedis (35, 000) provided...

Opinion

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most powerful person in my family?” asked Heidi Juergensen while holding...

International

Theresa May Dismisses Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit ‘shambles’ Claim

Theresa May has rejected a claim by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn that she is overseeing a "shambolic Tory Brexit"....

International

Singer Janet Jackson Confirms She Is Expecting First Child, Aged 50

Singer Janet Jackson has officially confirmed she is expecting her first child, at the age of 50. She told People...

International

Serge Aurier ‘saves Life’ of Mali Player

Paris Saint-Germain and Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier has been praised after "saving the life" of Mali forward...

International

Rebels Set Up Internment Camp For IS Defectors

A secret internment camp for former Islamic State militants and their families has been established in Syria. Some 300...

Opinion

Disqualification Of Presidential Candidates

The Electoral Commission of Ghana disqualifies 13 out of 17 presidential hopefuls, mostly based on errors from...

International

Facebook, Twitter Block Social Media Surveillance Tool

Social media has been key to some of this year's most significant protests -- but it turns out that these platforms...

International

President Buhari Surrounded By ‘strangers,’

The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, yesterday blamed the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)...

International

PLO Lumumba In Court Over Alleged Plagiarism

Former Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) boss, PLO Lumumba, has asked for time to settle out of court a case...

International

Trump’s Lewd Comments Prompt Rape Talk In U.S

It began Friday night, shortly after the world learned of the time Donald Trump bragged about forcing himself on women...