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

New Loans For Greece Depend On IMF Participation

Further financial assistance for Greece depends on the successful completion of a review of its bailout program and the...

International

Kenyan Couple Hailed Online For Frugal $1 Wedding

A Kenyan couple unable to afford the expense of a wedding have earned plaudits on social media for pursuing "a budget...

International

Reds ‘jet’ Mane Out of Africa

Senegal’s star player Sadio Mane might have missed an important penalty against Cameroon leading to the Lions of...

International

‘Payet Didn’t Speak To West Ham Team-Mates For Eight Weeks’

West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan has claimed that Dimitri Payet did not speak to his team-mates for up to eight...

International

British Parliament Calls On Trump To Reverse

MPs (members of the Parliament) in Britain's House of Commons voted unanimously after an emergency debate Monday to...

International

Over 1 Mln People Sign Petition To Halt Trump’s State Visit To Britain

A petition calling on the British government to cancel a planned state visit to Britain by U. S. President Donald Trump...

International

Trump Sacks Defiant Attorney General

Sally Yates, had been appointed under Barack Obama Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general, after she...

International

Obama ‘fundamentally Disagrees’ With Trump’s Immigration Order

Statement from Kevin Lewis, spokesman for former President Obama: President Obama is heartened by the level of...

International

Conte Tells Liverpool

Antonio Conte switched Chelsea to a 3-4-3 formation after back-to-back defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal in September...

International

US Acting Attorney General Defies Trump Immigrant Ban

The US acting attorney general has told the justice department not to defend President Trump's immigration order. Sally...

International

Student Alexandre Bissonnette Charged

Canadian police have charged a French-Canadian student over the fatal shooting of six Muslim worshippers at a mosque in...

Opinion

Kenyan Couple Hailed Online For Low-Budget Modest Wedding

A Kenyan couple unable to afford the expense of a wedding have earned plaudits on social media for pursuing “a budget...

International

Ford, Goldman CEOs Criticize Trump Travel Curbs

The chief executives of Goldman Sachs Group and Ford Motor Co joined the criticism of President Donald Trump's order to...

International

Benin Anti-Voodoo Sect Members Die of Asphyxiation

Several sect members have been taken to hospital Five members of a Benin religious sect have died of asphyxiation after...

International

Thousands Join Protests Across UK

Thousands of people have joined protests in London and in cities around the UK against a controversial travel ban on...

International

Executive Order On Small Business Regulations

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to cut the number of regulations affecting small...

International

Ivorian Civil Servants Suspend Strike But Vow To Resume If Negotiations With Gov’t Fail

Ivorian civil servants resumed work on Monday after three weeks of downing downing tools. According the RFI news site,...

International

Guinean President Conde Takes Over From Deby As AU Chairperson

Guinean President, Alpha Conde, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU). He takes over from...

International

Morocco Readmited Into the African Union After Three Decades

Morocco has been readmitted into the African Union on Monday since it left in 1984 after the organisation’s...

International

Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat Wins African Union’s Top Job

African Union (AU) leaders have chosen Chad's candidate as the next head of the AU commission. Chadian Foreign Minister...