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

Jammeh To Sue Barrow For Staging A Coup

Outgoing president of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, has emerged with a new list of cabinet appointees and warned newly...

Opinion

Asantehemaa Goes Home

The Dead speaks not. The Dead sees not and the Dead hears not. When we literally smell something up in the air, we get...

International

Jammeh Should Have Been Captured

Knowing the nature of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders...

International

UN Backs Barrow

Urging all Gambian parties to respect the outcome of the 1 December election recognising Adama Barrow as the...

Politics

Osafo-Maafo ‘baffled’ By Prime Minister Reference

Senior Minister-designate Yaw Osafo-Maafo has expressed befuddlement at reports that his position is more or less like...

Politics

Kumasi Bounces Back To Life After Asantehemaa’s Burial

Kumasi has bounced back to life hours after the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, was laid to rest on...

Opinion

Donald Trump’s Victory And The Repercussions For Nigerians In The United States Of America

The victory of Donald Trump in the polls is historic and it is a reflection of true democracy in the United States of...

Opinion

Black Man Managing His Own Affairs And The Chinese Involvement In

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, my all time African personality and admittedly still the finest Ghanaian leader who has ever ruled...

Opinion

The Fulani Republic Of Nigeria (Part 1)

The Sultan of Sokoto is the father of the Fulani people, the foremost traditional ruler in northern Nigeria and the...

International

The Story of West Africa’s Gambia

After receiving commendations from prominent people for accepting defeat in the December 1, 2016 elections, incumbent...

Politics

IMF Programme Would Be Reviewed – Osafo Maafo Insists

The Senior Minister-designate, Mr. Yaw Osafo Maafo has maintained that the New Patriotic Party government would not...

Politics

Appointments Committee Warns Nominees Over Tax Returns

The Appointments Committee of Parliament is taking the issue of tax returns seriously, and so ministerial nominees who...

International

Man Raped At Knifepoint By 17 Year Old Girl

A teenage girl has been charged after allegedly holding down a 19-year-old man at knifepoint and raping him. Lestina...

International

Washington Voices On Eve of Inauguration

Washington, United States When a New York billionaire property mogul announced that he was running for president on...

Politics

Gambia CDS Jubilates After Barrow’s Swearing-In; Media Blacklist Inauguration

The Gambia Chief of Defence Staff, Ousman Badjie, joined thousands of citizens and some military personnel in...

Politics

GMB’s Akos, Mother of Two, Returns To the Classroom

The reigning queen of Jayee University College and 2nd runner-up of Ghana’s Most Beautiful Season X, Akos, on Friday,...

International

President-Elect Pledges Unity At Concert

Donald Trump has pledged to unify America as he addressed cheering supporters at a concert on the eve of his...

International

US Strikes In Libya ‘kill 80 Rebels’

A US air strike on Libya has killed more than 80 rebels from so-called Islamic State (IS), said outgoing US Defence...

International

Kanye West Not Invited To Perform At Trump’s Inauguration

Despite Kanye West and Donald Trump's "famous" friendship, the president-elect's inaugural team has not asked the...

International

Gambia’s New President Barrow Warns ‘rebels’

New Gambian leader Adama Barrow has called on soldiers to show their loyalty to him to ensure a peaceful transition of...