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

Tamale Homecoming Thrills Black Stars

The conventional wisdom in Ghana these days is that no one cares about the Black Stars. That wisdom does not hold in...

Politics

‘They’re Changing Their Own Lives’ – NDP Running Mate Jabs Mahama, NDC

Mr Sosu who was outdoored by the National Democratic Party in Accra Thursday urged the electorates to give his party...

International

Over Two-Thirds of Foreign IS Group Recruits Are Well Educated, World Bank Finds

More than two-thirds of the foreigners seeking to join the Islamic State (IS) group have attended high school or...

International

Portugal’s Ex-Prime Minister Guterres Officially Nominated As New UN Chief

Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres was officially nominated by the UN Security Council on Thursday to...

Opinion

She Wants To Take Ghanas Chocolate Industry By Storm — An XYZ Africa News@8 Exclusive

She wants to take Ghana’s Chocolate industry by storm -- an XYZ Africa Exclusive By E. K.Bensah Jr The first thing...

Politics

‘When You Fail As President, Ghanaians Will Try Another’ – Nana Addo To Mahama

The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he will not stop...

Politics

Amartey’s Form Gives Grant Food For Thought

The Avram Grant Black Stars template is pretty straight forward. Stick to what you know, make few changes. Over and...

Politics

UN Security Council Formally Nominates Guterres To Be Next Chief

The UN Security Council has unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next...

International

‘Motorbike Bomb’ Blast In Istanbul Wounds 10

Police forensic experts examine the scene of blast as police officers and officials secure the area A bomb attached to...

International

Senior Member of Britain’s UKIP In Hospital After ‘altercation’ At Party Meeting

Steven Woolfe, a leading candidate to be the new leader of Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party, was in hospital...

Opinion

Prof. Asare Harms Akufo-Addo All the More (Part II)

By Dr. Michael J. K. Bokor Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 And no one in the Akufo-Addo camp is talking about what he was at the...

International

Zuma Quizzed Over Rich Friends’ Links To Power

South African President Jacob Zuma faced questions on Thursday over allegations his wealthy business friends influenced...

Politics

Election Fever Compounds GSE’s Situation

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) will suffer a double blow by December, this year, when recurrent investor anxieties in...

Opinion

Relocate Gandhi To The High Commission Of India

It is sad that the statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi at the campus of University of Ghana is defaced. Though, the...

Opinion

Illegal Mining Could Be A Blessing. Part One(2)

The issue of illegal mining in Ghana has been under public discourse since the last decade and still deserves a better...

Opinion

Prof. Asare Harms Akufo-Addo All the More (Part I)

By Dr. Michael J. K. Bokor Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 Folks, the US-based Ghanaian academic, Stephen Kwaku Asare, has...

Politics

‘Mysterious’ Ebusua Dwarfs In Trouble! Court Orders Players’ Bus To Be Sold Over GHC4,150 Debt

A colts football team in Cape Coast in the Central Region has secured a court order to auction a bus belonging to a...

Opinion

The Servant Of The Public Wants To Own A Car

I have come to accept that it takes more than being blessed by the supreme being to live a modicum of life deserving of...

Opinion

Illegal Mining Could Be A Blessing. Part One(1)

The issue of illegal mining in Ghana has been under public discourse since the last decade and still deserves a better...

International

Dozens of Afghan Troops Missing From Military Training In U.S.

Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years,...