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

Ghana Elections 2016

Review NSS Allowance If You Can’t Pay – MP To NPP

A Member of Ghana’s Parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress, Richard Quarshigah has defended...

Ghana Elections 2016

Western NDC Blames Unfriendly Policies For Mahama Defeat

The outgoing governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Western Region has said that unfriendly policies...

Politics

Fifa Proposes Two-Year Ban For Nigeria’s Amos Adamu

Nigerian administrator Amos Adamu is facing another ban from all football-related activities by Fifa. The investigatory...

Politics

Gambia’s President Lambasts Mediators

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has hit out at regional mediators urging him to step down, saying he will not be...

Opinion

Hubris, Mahama & The NDC

Before the gods destroy a leader they first make him arrogant. Hubris is when you lose an election by landslide and you...

Opinion

The Journey To Power

In 2008, the New Patriotic Party under the stewardship of ex-President J. A. Kuffour achieved a lot of successes aside...

Opinion

“Christmas Isn’t A Season Of Revels; It’s A Season Of New Beginnings”

My official 2015 Christmas article was "Akwaaba to the 2015 Christmas Season." So today's article represents my...

International

Iraq Bomb Attack Targets Iranian Kurdish Opposition Party

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Tuesday's bomb attack Seven people have been killed and 15 wounded...

International

Ethiopia Says Oromo Leader Detained For Meeting Terrorist Group In Brussels

Ethiopian authorities have clarified that leading opposition figure and Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress...

International

Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh Lambasts Ecowas Mediators

Jammeh says he is not a coward and will seek justice following what he says was a flawed election Gambian President...

Opinion

Mahama Had No Choice

The suspense triggered by President John Mahama's hesitance to concede defeat at a time when it was glaring he had lost...

International

Couple Weds After 41 Years of Dating

A Texas couple that waited 41 years before marrying says they "saved the best for last." Bill and Linda Bownds met...

Opinion

A Shameful Move

Just as Jesus Christ told the women who wept for him as the Roman soldiers dragged him away to be killed on the cross...

International

De Rossi Cleared of Muscle Tear

Daniele De Rossi has avoided a calf tear after Roma revealed tests had cleared the veteran of serious injury. The...

Opinion

“An Open Letter To MzGee of Hitz FM

An American poet and prose writer by name Harry Hibbard Kemp defined a poor (broke person) as a person who is not...

Opinion

‘Soli’- Oxygen Of A Frail Media

The term ‘soli’ has become so synonymous with the media landscape in Ghana that, it is impossible to talk about the...

International

South Africa Expresses Concern, Calls For Restraint

South Africa says it is concerned about the volatile political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...

Opinion

The Goose Is Now Equal To The Gander

The goose, the gander are valued equally now in race, religion, gender, etc! Those who are moving heaven and earth to...

Opinion

Africa Leads The World In Hypertension

Once again, Africa is making headlines for the wrong reasons. In a study just released by the World Health Organization...

Opinion

The New Ghana Government In Review

Our very best wishes to the Akuffo-Addo and Bawumia families, the in-coming first families of Ghana! As Ghana moves...