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

David Silva Reveals Barcelona and Real Madrid Legend Laudrup Was His Hero Growing Up

Manchester City playmaker David Silva is considered to be one of the finest creative talents in world football, which...

International

Angelina Jolie Slams Trump Travel Ban, Calls For ‘compassionate America’

Actress and human rights advocate Angelina Jolie on Thursday said U. S. President Donald Trump's executive order...

International

Trump Says His Travel Ban Needed To Ensure U.S. Religious Freedom

U. S. President Donald Trump defended his order to temporarily bar entry to people from seven majority-Muslim nations,...

International

Russian Hacking Aims To Destabilise West, Sir Michael Fallon Says

Russia is carrying out a sustained campaign of cyber attacks targeting democracy and critical infrastructure in the...

International

Yaya Toure Vows To Continue Chasing Down Chelsea

Yaya Toure has said that he will not give up on Manchester City catching Chelsea in the Premier League title race. City...

International

Kante Reveals Drogba Helped To Inspire His Remarkable Rise

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante considers Didier Drogba to have been an inspiration in his meteoric rise up the...

International

Canada Mint Worker Who Hid $130,000 of Gold In Rectum Jailed

A former Royal Canadian Mint employee has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for stealing gold coins by concealing...

International

US Says Raid Was ‘very Thought-Out Process’

The White House has said a raid in Yemen on an al-Qaeda stronghold that likely killed civilians was a "very thought-out...

International

Ronaldinho Lands Barcelona Role

Barcelona have confirmed that Ronaldinho is returning to the club to take up a role as a club ambassador. The Brazilian...

International

Over 2 Million Kenyans At Risk of Starvation

Animal carcasses littered the fields and stench of dead animals pervaded the air in Kenya’s Marsabit County on...

International

Uber Boss Quits Trump Advisory Board

Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of ride-sharing service Uber, has stepped down from President Donald Trump's...

International

Gabon Will Not Sanction Striking Teachers

Gabon will not sanction its striking teachers, the country’s deputy Prime Minister Bruno Ben Moubamba has said, in a...

International

Schools Remain Closed In Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions, As Crisis Intensifies

Many schools in the english-speaking region of Cameroon remain closed as tensions between the Francophone and...

Opinion

Habits That Are Lowering Your Self Esteem (Part 1)

Most people don’t realize that low self-esteem is a learned trait. No one is born with it. As it can be learned so...

International

Brexit Plan Published In Government White Paper

The government has published an official policy document setting out its Brexit plans. The White Paper lays out the...

International

Beyonce Celebrates Motherhood With More Pregnancy Photos

Beyonce has shared further images from an elaborate photoshoot to celebrate becoming pregnant with twins. They show the...

International

Trump At National Prayer Breakfast

President Donald Trump veered off script at the start of the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday when he asked a room...

International

World Bank Warns DR Congo Is Facing Enduring Economic Crisis

DR Congo is experiencing an economic crisis, the World Bank (WB) has warned in its 4th report on the monitoring of the...

International

Zimbabwe’s Protest Pastor Charged With Subversion and Abusing National Flag

Evan Mawarire, the Zimbabwean pastor and political activist, who was arrested on Wednesday night when he arrived in the...

International

US Defence Chief Mattis Says South Korea Alliance Is ‘strong’

US Defence Secretary James Mattis has reassured the leader of South Korea that the alliance between the two nations...