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

France Angry At Burundi’s Ban of UN Investigators

Burundi has been gripped by political strife since Pierre Nkurunziza sought and won France's foreign ministry has said...

International

Trump’s Threat To Jail Clinton Invites His Own Prosecution

Trump’s threat to jail Clinton invites his own prosecution The verbal knife fight between Clinton and Trump at their...

International

Nigerian President Gives Away Two Choppers

Mr Buhari had 10 aircraft in his presidential fleet Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari handed over two aircraft from...

International

The Hardest Place To Be A Girl

Chad, Niger, Central African Republic, Mali and Somalia have been ranked at the top of an index of countries listing...

International

Burundi Suspends Co-Operation With UN Human Rights Office

The government of Burundi has announced that it's suspending every form of co-operation with the UN's office for human...

International

If You Want A Confrontation, ‘you’ll Get One Everywhere

A full year after Russia stepped into the Syrian quagmire on behalf of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Moscow has come...

International

Malaria Death Rate ‘down 57%’ Since 2000

The malaria death rate in sub-Saharan Africa has declined by an estimated 57% since 2000, according to new data...

Politics

EC Unsure of Dec 7 Election Date Due To Legal Threats By Disqualified Aspirants

With less than sixty days to the December 7 general elections, the Chairperson for the Electoral Commission, Mrs...

Politics

A Wakeup Call Or An Act of Sentiment

Some are calling it a controversial conspiracy, incredible, annoying, unacceptable or needless. Yet others say thumbs...

Opinion

Health Care In Africa

In the war between humanity and disease, perhaps the greatest victory of recent years took place in Africa. At the turn...

Politics

Agyepong Named CIMG Marketing Practitioner of the Year

Tigo Ghana’s Former Marketing Director Jesse Agyepong was over the weekend crowned ‘Marketing Practitioner of the...

International

Russia’s Putin Halts France Visit Amid Row

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned visit to France amid a row over Syria. He had been due to...

International

Trump Lashes Out At Republican Chief Paul Ryan

Republican nominee Donald Trump has ripped into House Speaker Paul Ryan as a "weak and ineffective" leader. Mr Trump...

Politics

Akufo-Addo Endorses Shatta Wale, Tells Him ‘I’m Your Big Fan!’

At a mammoth rally Sunday afternoon at the Accra International Trade Fair Centre, Nana Akufo-Addo was ushered to the...

Opinion

How Access To Information Aids The Work Of Parliament

The discourse around access to information has often focused on how it helps in the fight against corruption and in...

Opinion

Vilified Yet Effective

In an election year, many expected Ghana’s economy to completely wither; past events have shown that the power and...

Opinion

Supporting The Kingdom Of Morocco

In recent decades the Kingdom of Morocco has embarked on a path that fully commits the nation to a development and...

Opinion

HUSBAND DRAGS LAGOS LAWYER, UGWUONYE TO NBA

…MAY SUE FOR DEFAMATION Destiny Ugorji Ex-husband of missing Abuja business woman, Charity Aiyedogbon, Mr. David...

Opinion

Has The Electoral Commission Yielded In To No Verification, No Vote For Election 2016?

Not long ago, the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Keeson-Osei, was oscillating between the idea of...

Opinion

NPP, NDC Must Campaign On Issues After Manifesto Launch

About three weeks ago, members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) converged at the Sunyani Coronation...