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

International

Museveni Launches Refinery For Uganda’s ‘mystery Gold’

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has officially inaugurated a gold refinery, mainly owned by a Belgian investor, in...

Headlines

Gaza Mother Reunited With Baby Amid Israel Entry Row

A Palestinian baby was reunited with her mother after more than six months Monday after Israel granted Jumana Daoud a...

International

Angelina Jolie Opens Up About Family After Split With Brad Pitt

A new project about family and loss has led Angelina Jolie to talk about her own. The actress spoke with the BBC about...

Headlines

Pence ‘disappointed’ By Flynn’s Russia Contacts Briefing

US Vice President Mike Pence said Monday he was disappointed that Michael Flynn gave him "inaccurate" information about...

International

AFCON Best Player Christian Bassogog Joins Chinese Side Henan Jianye

Bassogog has moved to China after two years stint in Europe Christian Bassogog, best player at the 2017 Africa Cup of...

International

Nigeria Condemns Xenophobic Attacks In SA

The African Union should intervene urgently to end xenophobic attacks in South Africa on Nigerians and other Africans,...

Headlines

11 Family Members Dead In Rebel Push On IS Syria Bastion

Eleven members of the same family were killed on Monday as Turkey-backed Syrian rebels advanced on the town of Al-Bab...

Headlines

Qatar’s Lekhwiya Hit Groove In Doha

Moroccan international Youssef al-Arabi registered a brace as Qatar giants Lekhwiya downed UAE´s Al Jazira 3-0 on the...

Headlines

Oil Exporter Saudi Starts Hunt For Solar, Wind Firms

The world's biggest oil exporter on Monday took the first step towards a goal of generating 9.5 GW of energy through...

Headlines

Zuma Not Backing Hayatou

South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula Monday denied a Confederation of African Football statement that President...

International

Zimbabwe Hospital To Attend To ‘dire’ Emergencies Only, As Doctors Strike Bites

A major hospital in Zimbabwe, the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), has stated that it will deal with ‘dire’...

International

Malaysia Recalls Envoy From North Korea

Malaysia has stepped up diplomatic measures against North Korea in an escalating row over the killing of Kim Jong-nam,...

Headlines

Spain’s North Africa Outposts

The Spanish outposts of Ceuta and Melilla in northern Morocco, which have the European Union's only land borders with...

Headlines

Nigeria Urges AU To Intervene Over ‘SAfrica Killings’

Nigeria on Monday urged the African Union to step in to stop what it said were "xenophobic attacks" on its citizens and...

Headlines

France, US Pressure DR Congo Over Video Massacre

The United States and France called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate a video purporting to show...

Headlines

Israel Arrests Arab Citizen For Plotting IS Attacks

Israel's Shin Bet security service said on Monday it had arrested an Arab Israeli on suspicion of aiding the jihadist...

Headlines

Angola’s Heir-Apparent Vows To Target Corruption

Angola's likely next president Joao Lourenco on Monday declared war on graft in the notoriously corrupt country, as he...

Headlines

Egypt Pound Rebounds From Flotation Slide

The Egyptian pound strengthened against the US dollar on Monday, regaining ground after record lows which followed the...

Opinion

6 Steps To Losing Weight In Ghana

Weight loss is a long interesting journey most people try to take yet fail. You may have been in that situation before...

Opinion

4 Money Lessons We Should Have Learned In Our Childhood

If we were taught certain key lessons about money and personal finance during childhood, we probably would have been...