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

Head-Start For Ex-Governor Jones

Sweet Liberia, with a land area of 111,369sq km and populated by some 3.57million citizens inches closer to National...

Opinion

We Should Each Step Out Of Our Ivory Tower Occasionally

I struggled whether to give this piece its present title or whether to title it “The struggle is real…but it will...

Opinion

Is Nduom The Only Stranger In Ghana?

He is perhaps the most desperate presidential candidate of any political party in Ghana today. I am, of course, talking...

International

Former Italian President Ciampi Dies At 95

The former president of the Italian Republic and central banker, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, died on Friday at the age of 95,...

Opinion

This Thing We Call Power!

Whenever I hear people talk of power, they use it as a child will play with the toy. Power to them means nothing other...

International

Shocking Claims Leveled Against President Duterte

Two-hundred bullets fired into an official. A corpse-eating crocodile. A billionaire killed in a lover's tiff. They're...

International

Buhari Accused of Plagiarising Obama’s Speech

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is being accused of plagiarising part of a speech he gave while inaugurating a...

Opinion

Why Candidates Results Should Not Be Withheld Or Cancelled As A Result Of Leakages Of Exam Papers

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) is an entirely non profiting Education body which comprises of...

Opinion

Ghana Parliament Is A Complete Disgrace (1)

BY KWAME GYASI E-mail: There is no gainsaying the fact that the Parliament of the “Fourth Republic” has been a...

Opinion

10 Innovative Ways Authors and Brands Can Use Facebook Live

10 Innovative Ways Authors and Brands Can Use Facebook Live Videos are the new trending thing across major social media...

Opinion

The Green Book Of Communism

Apparently, the meaning of propaganda traces its roots to the “Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide”- a committee...

Opinion

Is It Worth Having A National Peace Council At All?

It is normally worthy having Peace Councillors but in the present day Ghana and by the actions of our current National...

Opinion

Is Ghana Democracy For Sale?

Abraham Lincoln stipulated that " democracy is the government of the people, for the people and by the people"....

International

UN Chief Calls Netanyahu Ethnic Cleansing Comment Outrageous

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence that...

Opinion

Alarm Bell In Kukuom

A news report about the assault of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters by their National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Opinion

Ao, Kwadwo Adu Asare

Society is an extension of the individual. The most we can hope to do with a problematic psyche is to re-form it. No...

International

Snowden Lied and Acted Out of Pique, House Report Charges

A new bipartisan report by the House Intelligence Committee depicts former National Security Agency contractor Edward...

International

Family of Three Killed In Grenade Attack In Burundi Crisis

A former army officer and his family were killed in a grenade attack on their home in Burundi, a government official...

International

Syria Cease-Fire Faces Deep Skepticism On All Sides

The Syrian cease-fire agreed to last week by Russia and the United States has reduced violence in the short term, but...

International

British Ambassador To Saudi Arabia Announces Conversion To Islam

British Ambassador Simon Collis and his wife Huda Mujarkech before embarking on the pilgrimage The British ambassador...