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

Fifa Discussing Rule That Only Captains Can Talk To Referees- Marco van Basten

Fifa is discussing whether to allow only captains to speak to referees, says former Netherlands striker and manager...

International

CEMAC Heads of State Reject CFA Franc Devaluation

Central African leaders have refused to devalue the CFA franc during an extraordinary CEMAC summit which ended Friday...

International

IPhone 7 Encased In Gold, With Trump’s Face Sold For $151,000 In Dubai

An iPhone 7 encased in solid gold encrusted with diamonds and bearing the face of United States President-elect, Donald...

International

Iran Allows Free Foreign Exchange At Banks In Move To Unify Rates

Iran authorized some banks on Saturday to deal in foreign exchange trading at a free-market rate, the central bank...

International

Sixteen Hurt In Christmas Eve Blast At Catholic Church In Philippines

Sixteen people were wounded in a grenade explosion outside a Catholic church during a Christmas eve mass in the...

International

‘Stop Sleeping In Our Stores’- IKEA

Ikea is urging teenagers to stop creeping into its stores and having illegal sleepovers. About 10 "non-sponsored...

International

‘No Court On Earth’ Can Cancel Barrow’s Victory – Opposition Fumes

Gambian opposition are talking tough on the political situation in the country despite the strong stance taken by...

Opinion

Bugri Naabu Cries Out For Justice 1

“Unless you take all Ghanaians to be fools, but Ghanaians are not fools, so the type of questions I’m asking, every...

Ghana Elections 2016

We’ll Involve Traditional Rulers In Governance – Akufo-Addo

President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo has said that his government will develop strategies to get traditional leaders across...

International

Eurogroup’s Dijsselbloem Says Greek Debt Relief Talks Can Resume

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Saturday talks about initial Greek debt relief measures would be resumed...

Opinion

Rashida ‘black Beauty’ and the Angry Kumkum Bhagya Audience

The Multimedia Group has a comprehensive election coverage project dubbed Election Headquarters. From the Election Day...

International

Tunisia Arrests Suspect Amri’s Nephew

Tunisian security forces have arrested the nephew of the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri and two others suspects,...

International

Wesley Sneijder’s Christmas Mannequin Challenge

The Galatasaray star posted his Christmas version of the viral challenge, including team-mates, Football teams and...

Opinion

Transition Bad Blood

The simmering bad blood between the outgoing government and the waiting one is as unnecessary as it is avoidable. The...

International

Egypt Arrests Al Jazeera News Producer During Vacation

An Al Jazeera news producer has been arrested in Egypt over accusations of attempting to overthrow the government and...

International

Nigerian Officials Row Over ‘plastic Rice’

Nigeria's food safety agency has denied claims by the health minister that it has cleared the reported "plastic" rice....

International

Wizkid ‘snubs’ Eva Alordiah’s Fiancé

The 2016 Headies is finally over! But what will forever be ingrained in the hearts of the audience was when Baba Nla...

International

Halliburton Shareholder Class Action To Settle For $100 Million

Halliburton Co (HAL. N) on Friday said it had reached a $100 million settlement to resolve a long-running securities...

International

Manchester United’s Great Traditions Have Gone

Manchester United's "great traditions" have "gone", according to their former boss and current Sunderland manager David...

International

Feds Warn of ISIS Threats To Churches, Holiday Events

The bulletin was issued out of an abundance of caution Federal authorities warned Friday that ISIS sympathizers...