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

Jared Kushner, Trump’s Son-In-Law, Named Top Adviser

President-elect Donald Trump has named his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as one of his senior White House advisers. The...

International

UK In ‘front Seat’ For US Trade Deal, Top Republican Says

Britain will be in the "front seat" to negotiate a new trade deal with the incoming Trump administration, a top...

Politics

NPP Supporters Seize Outgoing MCE’s Vehicle

Persons believed to be supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday seized the official vehicle of...

International

Exiled Gambians Ponder Return To Troubled Homeland

Musa Saidykhan still feels the ache in the scars knotting across his back when the temperature drops every winter in...

Politics

Ronaldo, Ranieri Big Winners At The Best FIFA Football Awards

Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year 2016. At...

International

Tunisia Beach Attack

A BBC investigation has identified the man accused of organising the terror attack on a beach that killed 38 people in...

International

Ronaldo Crowned FIFA’s Best Player In the World

Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned the world’s best player at FIFA’s annual awards gala in Zurich. The Real Madrid...

International

Alibaba Tells Trump About U.S. Store Plan For China E-Shoppers

Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met U. S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and laid out the Chinese e-commerce...

International

Ranieri Named FIFA Coach of the 2016 For Leicester City Heroics

Claudio Ranieri has been named FIFA Coach of the Year for 2016 after guiding Leicester City to their remarkable Premier...

International

Toyota Plans To Invest $10bn In US

Japanese car giant Toyota says will invest $10bn (£8.2bn) in the US over the next five years - the latest car giant to...

Opinion

The Ghana I See

My interest in the socio-political discourse and development of my native continent of Africa was given a skyhigh boost...

Opinion

Wereko-Brobby, You Are A Loser And A Failure!

He spent most of the past eight years scheming and maligning President Akufo-Addo, in a bid to scuttling the latter’s...

Politics

NPP Youth Organiser Moves To Dissuade Party Supporters From ‘taking Over’ Passport Office

A group of persons on Monday, January 9 stormed the Passports Office in Accra to ostensibly take over the facility. The...

Politics

Shortcomings of the Professional Association of Herbal Medicine Practitioners (GAMH) (Part I)

Prior to the introduction of the professional practice of herbal medicine, made possible by way of formal...

Politics

OPEN LETTER To Akufo-Addo On Need To Develop Herbal Medicine Industry To Curb Unemployment

I write to inform you on the need to focus on the herbal medicine industry in your quest to tackle unemployment...

International

Trump Praises Ford, Fiat For U.S. Investments

U. S. President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak during a USA Thank You Tour event at Giant Center President-elect...

Politics

Mahama Portraits Still Mounted In Offices of State Institutions

Although John Dramani Mahama has ceased to be Ghana’s president, his portraits are still mounted in the offices of...

Opinion

Never Forget The Hard Moments On Our Journey To Paradise

"The things we do for votes before an election must become our habits after the election" - Ratina (2017). The ability...

Politics

Russia ‘tired’ of US Hacking ‘witch-Hunt’

Russia says US allegations that it ran a hacking campaign to influence the American presidential elections are...

International

Henry Reveals Favorite Arsenal Goal

Thierry Henry netted some memorable goals for Arsenal down the years, with the Frenchman plundering a club-record 228...