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

Significance Of Undressing By Women In African Culture

Women undressing as a way of showing dissatisfaction, is regarded immoral in many global cultures. However, in Africa,...

Politics

We’re Not Fronting For Foreigners In Retail Business – GUTA Hits Back

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has rejected claims by government that its members are fronting for...

International

Meet the Seven-Year-Old Girl Tweeting From Aleppo

Seven-year-old Bana Alabed tweeted a photo a week ago, sitting at a desk with a book, her doll in the background. "Good...

International

Nigerian Lawmakers To Probe Use of Funds For People Fleeing Boko Haram

The use of Nigerian government funds earmarked for assisting displaced people who are living in desperate conditions in...

International

Threat of ‘hard Brexit’ Pulls Down Wall Street

U. S. stocks dropped on Tuesday as investors fretted about Britain's exit from the European Union and the prospect of a...

International

Philippine Duterte Tells Obama To ‘go To Hell’

US President Barack Obama can "go to hell" over his criticism of the Philippines brutal war against drugs, President...

International

Is This 13-Year-Old Superstar, the Next Lionel Messi?

Yeah, this kid is ridiculously good. Karamoko Dembele, just 13 years of age, made his debut for Celtic’s U20 side on...

International

Putin’s Ultimatum To the Next U.S. President

The next U. S. administration will inherit the worst relationship with Russia since Ronald Reagan called the Soviet...

International

DR Congo Deadline For Removal of South Sudan Fighters

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been given a week to fly hundreds of South Sudanese...

International

Guinea Bissau’s Ex-Navy Chief Sentenced In Prison In U.S. Drug Case

A former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau who was arrested three years ago in a U. S. drug sting off the West African coast...

Politics

Loan Applicants Cautioned Over Fake & Forged Documents

President of Groupe Ideal, a leading financial institution in Ghana, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani, has cautioned loan applicants...

Opinion

Linking Indigenous Knowledge and Science To Address Challenges Facing Society

GNA Feature by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah Kumasi, Oct 04, GNA - 'In Africa, when an old man dies, it is a library burning'...

Politics

Police Suspend Motor Checks

All 11 regional commands of the Ghana Police Service have been directed to suspend motor checks “with immediate...

International

Yahoo ‘secretly Scanned Emails For US Authorities’

Yahoo secretly scanned millions of its users’ email accounts on behalf of the US government, according to a report....

Politics

Ghana Will Be In Russia 2018 World Cup – Grant

Ghana coach, Avram Grant is supremely confident Ghana would reach a fourth straight world cup and has vowed the team...

International

Kenyan Man Arrested After Schoolgirl ‘sex Boast’ On Facebook

Police in Kenya have arrested a man after he allegedly boasted on Facebook about having sex with an underage girl,...

Politics

Scientists Have Found A Cure For Garlic Breath

Stuffing that Sunday roast chicken with 40 cloves of garlic seemed like a great idea at the time but not so much come...

Politics

Kofi Adams Claims Akufo-Addo Is Surrounded By ‘convicted Drug Dealers’

National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress, Kofi Adams, has launched a scathing attack on Nana Akufo-Addo...

International

Grand Slam Champion’s Drugs Ban Reduced On Appeal

Maria Sharapova's two-year doping ban has been reduced to 15 months following her appeal to the Court of Arbitration...

Politics

Diamond Appiah Heading For Parliament, Following Bishop Obinim’s Prophecy?

Budding actress Diamond Appiah, may just have one foot in Parliament after filing her nomination on Friday to stand as...