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

Bigmanism And Nyebroism-Cracks In State Institutions

It is important to stress here that the term ‘nyebroism’ was chosen for its popularity and relevance but has no...

Opinion

Zoomlion—The Conduit For Siphoning The Nation’s Blood

Honest labour is a long uncertain road often appropriately described as serpentine. It is winding with acute corners...

Politics

Let Us Be Calm and Move Forward – Ade Coker Gasps

The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Ade Coker has called for calm as...

Politics

Nigeria Denies ‘plastic Rice’ Reports

Nigeria’s government has denied reports that “plastic rice” was being sold in the country, days after the customs...

Opinion

Taking Security For Granted

Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia are President-Elect and Vice President-Elect respectively and should be...

Opinion

Christmas, One Of Heavens Love Languages …!

It’s Christmas, when the never lacking symbolic Christmas tree promptly reminds us of the tree of life that stood in...

Opinion

The Rising Sleeping Giant

Democracy a concept conceived by ancient scholars holds it foundational principles in the believe that power belongs to...

Opinion

President-Elect Nana Akufo Addo To Beware Of The Ides Of March

As the soothsayer warned Emperor Julius Caesar to beware of the ides of March, the failure of which led to his...

Opinion

Election 2016 Was Settled The Builsa Way, All Right

When I came across the short piece of news article captioned “Let’s Settle the Election the Builsa Way –...

International

Aubameyang Returns For 2016 African Player of the Year Facing Mahrez and Mane

The 3 finalists for African player of the Year award Gabonese international and current title holder Pierre-Emerick...

Opinion

Presidential Transitions

Peaceful presidential transitions are difficult to execute, particularly when they involve a defeated incumbent. As...

Opinion

Corruption With Tribal Marks

Whenever I hear those who ought to know say that Nigeria’s main problem is ethnicity, I often begin to develop cold...

International

‘Smartphone Toilet Paper’ At Tokyo Airport

Don't forget to wipe before you swipe the next time you are at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Toilets at the...

International

Nick Cannon Hospitalized Through Holidays Due To Lupus Complications

The 36-year-old actor and TV personality took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal that he was hospitalized due to...

International

Egypt Delays UN Motion On Israel As Trump Intervenes

Egypt has delayed a UN vote on a text condemning Israeli settlements in occupied territory after Israel asked Donald...

International

Southeast Asia On Christmas Alert After Foiled Bomb Plots

Southeast Asian security forces were on alert on Friday ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays after two bomb...

Politics

Akufo-Addo Saddened By Trade Fair Gas Explosion That Killed 5, Injured Over 30

Ghana’s president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has underscored the need to take a second look at the siting of...

International

Germany Arrests Two On Terror Charges

Two men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack on a shopping centre in Oberhausen near the...

International

Trump Has Political Sensibility

On the morning of Eid al-Adha in December 2006, Raghad Saddam Hussein, her sister and their children squeezed together...

International

Chelsea Cleared Over Abuse Claim Handling

Chelsea have been cleared of breaking any Premier League rules in their handling of historical sex abuse claims made by...