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

Govt Must Keep Promise To Support PLWAs

The Ghana News Agency (GNA), on Monday, published a heart-rending story, which painted a very gloomy picture of the...

Politics

Politicizing Sports For Money Condemned As the World Prepares For Russia 2018

Sports Head of Radio Imagine at Ploshchard Vosstaniya in Saint Petersburg, Evgeny Lykov has expressed his indignation...

Politics

Mahama Insists His Gov’t Has Laid Solid Foundation For Ghana

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday insisted his government has in the past three years laid a solid foundation...

Opinion

From Being A Victim To Finding Her Voice

At 22 years old, Salamatu Mohammed Shiraz is an ambitious, dynamic and persistent young woman who believes everybody...

Opinion

Holier-Than-Thou Prosper Yao Tsikata

Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors. - Jean Baptiste Molière....

Opinion

Kings, Priests, And Kinsmen: Essays On Ga Culture And Society

Book Review: Kings, Priests, and Kinsmen: Essays on Ga Culture and Society, by E. A. Ammah, edited by Marion Kilson...

Opinion

Bagbins Bag Had Political Bullets

If I were Alban Bagbin the majority leader of Ghana’s parliament I would have used the crocs in the Great Paga Lake...

Opinion

Creation; Connecting Akan Cosmology, Bible And Geology

When society invest in educating a kin, the kin was not privileged to look down on the society but to revamp and uplift...

Opinion

Fighting Corruption In Ghana; How The President Mahama Led Ndc Betrayed And Deceived Ghanaians

Ahead of the 2008 elections, one of the main campaign messages against the then ruling NPP by the then opposition NDC...

Opinion

Letter To Jesus About Our Politicians

Dear Lord Jesus, I greet you in the highest name and the Heavenly name above the Earth. You are Lord of Lords. I thank...

Opinion

The Destruction Of Mahatma Gandhis Statue And Prisoners Dilemma

The erection of Indian iconic freedom fighter and thinker, Mahatma Gandhi’s statue on the campus of University Ghana...

Opinion

A Retrospective Analysis Of Mahama And Armajaros Idiosyncratic Affair

It would be recalled that somewhere in 2010, the United Kingdom media carried chilling reports about how the then Vice...

Opinion

What A Coward And Liar Is Koku Anyidoho?

I have just read a feature article published on Ghanaweb on Tuesday 4 September 2016 by one Margaret Jackson. The...

Opinion

Nkrumah Only Ruled Well With British Supervision

Until the so-called Founder’s Day celebration is constructively streamlined to include the remarkable contributions...

Politics

114 People Want To Be MPs In Western Region; Only 26 Seats Available

A total of 114 persons seeking to become members of parliament in the Western Region have filed their nominations to...

Opinion

Cowards Dont Throw Down Gauntlets

In the medieval days, the phrase “throwing down the gauntlet” means to challenge or confront someone to a formal...

Politics

Trump Is A ‘fool’ and Clinton ‘weak’, Say VPs

Donald Trump was likened to a “fool or maniac” while Hillary Clinton was dismissed as “weak and feckless” in a...

International

Cameroon Asylum Row Man ‘told To Prove He Is Gay’

A charity volunteer claims he faces deportation because he has not done enough to prove he is gay. Valerie Ediage...

Politics

Two Arrested For Stealing Gold-Like Regalia

Two young men suspected to have stolen two sack-full of assorted traditional regalia have been arrested in Agbogbloshie...

International

Trump ‘fool’ and Clinton ‘weak’, Say VPs

Donald Trump was likened to a "fool or maniac" while Hillary Clinton was dismissed as "weak and feckless" in the...