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

Police Say Lorry Crash ‘probably Terror Attack’

German police are investigating a “probable terrorist attack” after a man ploughed a lorry into a Christmas market...

Opinion

Mahama Should Blame The IMF For His Defeat!

During the US elections, I was once in a public transport going to school with a colleague teacher who I engaged in a...

Opinion

Can The Elephant Live Under The Umbrella? (Part II)

Sequel to my previous article, you might have reasoned with my facts, and even found answers to my questions. This is a...

Opinion

Sidi Abubakar And NDC Have Still Not Learnt

Nothing can justify the death of a single soul after an election. The demise of the NDC sympathiser is very...

Opinion

Have You Heard God’s Speaking?

Have You Heard God's Speaking? Chances are that the many voices many hear in their minds including the self-made or...

International

Turkish Police Detain Six After Russian Ambassador Shot Dead

Turkish police have detained six people over the killing of the Russian ambassador, state media said, who was shot in...

Ghana Elections 2016

Volta No Longer A Stronghold For NDC – NPP MP Elect

The only New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidate to win a seat in the Volta Region, Michael Gyato, has...

International

Plane ‘not Likely To Be In Search Area’, Say Investigators

Experts leading the hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have said the plane is unlikely to be found in the current...

Ghana Elections 2016

NDC Must Apologize To ‘Voltarians’ – Teye Nyaunu

The controversial former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Lower Manya Krobo...

International

Protests Begin As Kabila Stays On

Gunfire could be heard in several districts of Kinshasa early Tuesday as demonstrators demanded that Kabila steps down...

Opinion

A Tribute To The Oracle, Wole Sodipe

It is difficult to match the state of being dead with a towering personality like, Wole Sodipe, one of the founding...

Opinion

The Elephant Returns From The Bush To Jubilee House

Finally, the Elephant that was chased into the bush in 2008 through a hard fought electoral battle has returned to town...

Opinion

Not When I’m Dead

When I realise my countless but unfulfilled life wants, I bow down to deep grief. But I knew from my very first day of...

Opinion

The Senate, SERAP, Ibrahim Magu and the Dearth and Death of CSO’s In Nigeria By Jude Ndukwe

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, recently wrote a letter to Mr Michel Forst, the UN...

Opinion

Ribadu Remains The Only Saint That Led Anti-Corruption EFCC

If you want to hang a dog, you give it a bad name. We have a way of rubbishing our heroes in Africa. Some of you may be...

Opinion

Why The NDC’s Bible Verses Did Not Work.

To say literature and punditry on the quaky defeat of the John Mahama-led NDC is stale is to say my pastor should stop...

Opinion

Did NPP Thwart NDC’s Infernal Rigging Scheme?

As a matter of fact, no serious political party will brush aside reported cases of vote rigging in our contemporary...

Opinion

Who Says He Will Put The Feet Of The NPP To Fire?

Thirteen days after the election blues NDC Deputy General Secretary Koku Anyidoho says his party can’t wait to drill...

International

Benin Unveils 2016-2021 Action Plan

Benin is planning to spend $15 billion to spur development in the west African nation during the 2016-2021 period,...

International

Police Say Lorry Crash ‘probably Terror Attack’

German police are investigating a "probable terrorist attack" after a man ploughed a lorry into a Christmas market in...