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

Valentine’s Day Is Not A Do-Or-Die Matter

I am going to be completely honest: I am a huge romantic. I love love…and as such, I certainly adore the idea of a...

International

Oil Overhang Points To Need For Extended OPEC Output Cuts

An OPEC-led production cut may well be accelerating a drawdown in global oil stocks that began last year, but...

International

Aon To Sell Benefits Outsourcing To Blackstone For $4.3 Billion

They typically seek to sell ownership of such assets at a big profit a few years after they invest. Insurance broker...

International

Trump Tax Cut Talk, Chinese Data Spur Risk Rally

European shares rose to within striking distance of their highest levels in more than a year on Friday while the dollar...

International

West African Force In Gambia To Be Reduced To 500

The West African force deployed to The Gambia last month to help President Adama Barrow take power will be cut to 500...

International

The Google Coding Champion With No Internet

The first African winner in Google's annual coding competition is 370km (230 miles) from home, sitting outside his...

International

Iyanya Signs Record Deal With Jay Z’s Roc Nation

THERE are indications that Mavin Records latest artiste, Iyanya, may have hooked up with Jay Z’s Roc Nation. The...

International

Are Pics of Buhari In UK Meant To ‘dampen Ill Health Rumours?’

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's office has shared two pictures of him on social media, in a move seen by some as...

International

Kenyan Leader Warns Against Stealing Food Aid

A shortage of grazing and water is leading to large-scale loss of livestock in Kenya Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta...

International

Afghan Military Would Support More Foreign Troops, Official Says

The Afghan Defense Ministry welcomed on Friday suggestions by the commander of international forces in Afghanistan that...

International

Cameroon Up 29 Places In Football World Rankings

The Indomitable Lions also climb to third from 12th in Africa Africa Cup of Nations winners Cameroon have risen 29...

International

Arik Air To Challenge Nigerian Government Takeover

Nigeria’s biggest airline has said it will challenge its takeover by the government. Arik Air has been in financial...

International

Blow For Barca As Luis Suarez Gets Two-Match Ban

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez will miss the King's Cup final against Alaves in May after being banned for two games...

International

MP’s Vote ‘no Confidence In English FA’

British lawmakers passed a motion of no confidence in the Football Association on Thursday after calls for the...

International

Universal Music Strieks Deal To Release Prince Songs

The world's biggest music label Universal has struck a deal to release much of the late musician Prince's private...

International

Cameroon Footballers Bow To President

The president met the footballers to congratulate them for winning the AFCON tournament. When footballers from...

International

High-Flying Frankfurt Fear No One

Michael Hector has been helping high-flying Eintracht Frankfurt to compete with the likes of Bayern Munich and Borussia...

International

Trump Border ‘wall’ To Cost $21.6 Billion, Take 3.5 Years To Build

President Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U. S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would...

International

George and Amal Clooney ‘expecting Twins’

George and Amal Clooney married in Venice in 2014 Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and her husband,...

International

Trump Aide Kellyanne Conway ‘wrong’ Over Ivanka Plug

The standards chief of the US Congress says a senior Trump aide was "wrong, wrong, wrong" to promote Ivanka Trump...