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

Politics

Professor Joshua Alabi – A Rare Gem Retires

Last Friday was indeed an emotional and memorable moment for staff and students of the University of Professional...

International

Spain Finds Migrants In Car and Suitcase

Police have detained two Moroccans who tried to smuggle migrants into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta - two...

International

Liverpool Manager Gave Players Chance To Miss Sunderland Game

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he gave his players the chance to opt out of the Sunderland match if they were too...

Politics

Grant’s 26-Man Squad Shows Will To Win Not Experiment

When the top stars of the great African nations converge in Gabon in a fortnight, Ghana will boast of its own after...

International

Row Over New Year’s Eve Performance Debacle

There have been bitter recriminations after Mariah Carey's televised New Year's Eve performance went wrong. The pop...

International

Finland Gives 2,000 Citizens Guaranteed Income

Finland has started a radical experiment: It's giving 2,000 citizens a guaranteed income, with funds that keep flowing...

International

Manhunt For Turkey Gunman Intensifies

Turkish police have launched raids in Istanbul and arrested 12 people, as the hunt for an attacker who killed 39 people...

International

Search For Fugitives After Deadly Jail Riot In Amazonas

Police in northern Brazil are searching for dozens of inmates who escaped from an overcrowded prison complex during a...

International

Defoe Helps Sunderland Hold Liverpool

play videoLiverpool failed to take charge of their title ambition after they failed to secure all three points Jermain...

International

China Twitter Boss Leaves After Seven Months

Kathy Chen said it was 'the right time' for her to leave Twitter The head of Twitter's China operations has left the...

International

Oil Prices Rise As Markets Eye OPEC, Non-OPEC Production Cuts

U. S. oil prices rose in the first trading hours of 2017 on Tuesday, buoyed by a deal for OPEC and non-OPEC production...

International

World May Be In For Rocky Road During My Tenure

The political tumult that rocked the world in 2016 might be an appetizer for 2017. Crucial elections loom this year in...

International

New Congress Prepares To Undo Obamacare, Weigh Trump Personnel Picks

A new, Republican-controlled U. S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack...

International

In Istanbul Nightclub, Gunman Picked Off the Wounded

Shot in the arm and slumped behind a table, Francois al-Asmar played dead as the gunman walked through the exclusive...

Opinion

Neo-Colonialism, Economic Sovereignty and the Imperatives of Socialist Development

Over the last several years along the Indian Ocean coast in East Africa substantial finds of oil and natural gas...

Opinion

Ghana Is In Trouble If Nana Akufo-Addo Fails

The reasons for the overthrow of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah are multifarious. It ranges from the hated one party state...

Opinion

Ghana Is In Trouble If Nana Akufo-Addo Fails

The reasons for the overthrow of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah are multifarious. It ranges from the hated one party state...

Opinion

Some Ghanaian Journalists Are Incompetent, Corrupt And Very Unprofessional

Before going on to explain my accusations against some perceived disgusting Ghanaian journalists, please give me a...

Opinion

Were Ghanaians Safe Under Auto Pilot?

In doing a post election analysis on why the Nefarious Destructive Cancer lost the December 7, 2016 Elections, it has...

Opinion

Take Ohene Ntow With A Pinch of Salt

It was only a matter of time before the protracted impasse between the three suspended party headquarters executives of...