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

When Two Sentences Dominate A Speech Of Over 40 Paragraphs

“I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens building your...

International

Jammeh’s Gambia Election Challenge Postponed Until May

The Gambia's Supreme Court is unable to hear the petition seeking to annul last month's election until May, chief...

Politics

Basic Schools Re-Open

Basic schools across the nation re-opened on Tuesday after a relatively long vacation. Some schools had proceeded on...

International

Britain’s Labour Backs Down On Migration To Win Back Brexit Voters

Britain's main opposition Labour Party will say for the first time on Tuesday it is not wedded to freedom of movement...

International

Real Madrid Loan Martin Odegaard To Heerenveen

Real Madrid have sent Norway attacking midfielder Martin Odegaard on an 18-month loan to Dutch side Heerenveen....

International

Toshiba Asks Creditors Not To Call In Loans

Toshiba Corp (6502. T) met creditors on Tuesday and asked them not to use provisions in debt agreements to call in...

International

Trump’s Commerce Pick Wilbur Ross Is No Stranger To Protectionism

When billionaire investor Wilbur Ross salvaged two North Carolina textile mills from bankruptcy in 2003 and 2004, one...

Politics

Puri Clan Repackages Sanpauk Festival For Development

The Puri clan of the Bimoba tribe in the Mamprugu Traditional Area of the Northern Region has reintroduced its annual...

International

Town Wants To Name Street After Incoming US President

On a weekend that was freezing even by the standards of Russia's harsh winter, temperatures dropping to -30 Celsius,...

International

Zidane Will Be Recognised As the World’s Best Coach In the Future

Roberto Carlos has backed former Real Madrid team-mate Zinedine Zidane to soon be recognised as the best coach in the...

International

Mass Killer Breivik Makes Nazi Salute At Rights Appeal Case

Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik made a Nazi salute at the start of a court case on Tuesday at which Norway is trying...

International

Booker To Testify Against Fellow Senator Sessions In Unprecedented Move

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is set to testify against Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions Wednesday in an unprecedented move...

International

Ex-Nigerian President Named In $1.3 Billion Illegal Oil Deal

Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan is alleged to have received kickbacks for a $1.3 billion illegal oil deal...

International

Ivory Coast’s Ouattara Names Ex-PM As Vice-President

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara named former prime minister Daniel Kablan Duncan as vice-president, a new...

Opinion

Multiculturalism Is The Way Which Leads To The World`S Culture

Most of our words which are using by our society every day for expressing different emotions, news, and impressions are...

Opinion

The Methodist Church Ghana Opened, Consecrated & Dedicated and Inducted … In Belgium

The Methodist Church Ghana formally opened Belgium Mission Circuit in the diamond City, Antwerpen, on 10th December...

International

FIFA Approves 48-Team World Cup

Controversial proposals to increase the size of the competition have won the backing of the game's governing body,...

International

Amid Hacking Row, Pressure Builds On Trump To Soften Pro-Russia Rhetoric

President-elect Donald Trump is finding himself caught between his desire to improve relations with Russia and fellow...

International

Jeff Sessions, New US Attorney General, Faces Rough Ride

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the new attorney general is poised to get a rough ride when he appears before...

International

The Best Was For the Best and That’s Me

Cristiano Ronaldo is in no doubt that he deserved to win FIFA's inaugural The Best Men's Player award for 2016. The...