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

Why Mourihnos Troubles Still Tail Him

Several years ago, when Cameroonian footballer Roger Miller was asked by the media whether the Indomitable Lions were...

Opinion

Kwatrekwa Manifesto Unveiled!

There is an Akan proverb which literally translates, “If nakedness says it would give you clothing, just look at its...

Opinion

Lets Recognize Contributions Of Islamic Living Legends In Ghana (1)

Of late Muslims in Ghana have lost great men who were noted for contributing towards development of Ghana and the...

Opinion

CIA, UNICEF And Genocide In Somalia

UNICEF oversaw the starvation deaths of at least 250,000 Somalis, mainly children, during the last “Great Horn of...

Opinion

MFWAS Hypocrisy Triumphed Over Nationhood

My first time of understanding the word propaganda was in George Owell’s dystopian novel: 1984. In that novel the...

Opinion

Ill Treasure Lordina Till Death- President Mahama

I read President Mahama’s concupiscent pledge to his wife Lordina during the NDC’s manifesto launch in Sunyani with...

Opinion

NDC Apparatchiks Jubilated Over Mills Demise

I will begin by empathising with the late Mills family for their agony over the unfortunate resurrection of the...

International

Search For Gabon’s Missing Goes On, Two Weeks After Poll Violence

More than two weeks after the start of violence prompted by a contested presidential election in Gabon, the search for...

International

Egypt Freezes Assets of Leading Rights Campaigners

An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld a decision to freeze the assets of several prominent human rights campaigners in...

International

Australia Regrets Syrian Air Strike Role

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed regret for the loss of life in a US-led airstrike which killed...

Opinion

PNDC Versus Rev. Charles Palmer Buckle, NDC Vs Rev Martey & Otabil

The Catholic Standard, before it was banned by the PNDC government of Jerry John Rawlings in 1985, was Ghana's oldest...

International

Paralympics Closes With Cyclist Tribute

The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening. Singers,...

International

Glass of Beer ‘makes People More Sociable’

Researchers from Switzerland have confirmed what most of us already know - drinking a single glass of beer can make...

International

Merkel’s CDU Suffers Heavy Berlin Losses

Germany's CDU, the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, has suffered historic losses in Berlin state elections. It has...

International

Sound of Music ‘Liesl’ Actress Charmian Carr Dies

American actress Charmian Carr, who played the eldest von Trapp daughter Liesl in the film The Sound of Music, has died...

International

New York Bombs ‘were Both Shrapnel Pressure Cooker Devices’

The bomb detonated on Saturday in New York, and another device found nearby, were both shrapnel-filled pressure cookers...

Politics

NPP Karaga Primary Moved To Savelugu Over Security Fears

The New Patriotic Party’s Karaga Constituency primary is slated to take place in the Savelugu Constituency in the...

Politics

Two NPP Members Electrocuted Laid To Rest

The two members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who were electrocuted while mounting a billboard of the party’s...

Politics

‘One-Eyed Man’ Claims NDC Supporters Instigated His Wife To Divorce Him

The man who lost an eye a year ago during a voters’ register protest march in Accra, has accused some unnamed...

Politics

Wet Morning As NDC Launches 2016 Manifesto

All is set and ready at the Sunyani Coronation park, where the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would today launch...