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.

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Republicans Launch Bid To Win Support For Teetering US Health Bill

US Senate Republicans on Monday launched into a crucial week seeking to ram through the most consequential legislation...

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Tiger Won’t Host PGA Event As Treatment Continues

Tiger Woods will miss this week's PGA National, skipping his usual host role while continuing treatments to manage pain...

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Travel Ban Ruling ‘victory For National Security’

Donald Trump hailed Monday's Supreme Court ruling which partially reinstates the US president's travel ban targeting...

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Top US Court To Tackle Religion, Gay Rights In Wedding Cake Case

The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to review whether a Colorado baker discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to...

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US Firm Stops Sales of Grenfell Tower Cladding For High-Rises

The US supplier of the cladding which encased London's Grenfell Tower before it was destroyed by a devastating fire...

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Zimbabwe Police Charge Protest Pastor Over Speech

Zimbabwe police arrested prominent protest pastor and anti-government campaigner Evan Mawarire on Monday after he spoke...

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WFP Chief Urges EU To Step Up Funds For Africa Famine

The UN food agency's director urged the European Union on Monday to help raise the $1 billion needed over the next few...

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UN Denounces DR Congo Tribunal’s Decision In Kasai Trial

The UN on Monday criticised a decision by a Congolese military tribunal not to prosecute seven Democratic Republic of...

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Vatican Says China Bishop ‘forcibly Removed’ By Authorities

The Vatican expressed "grave concern" on Monday for one of its bishops in China, saying he was being held in an unknown...

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Family of US Black Motorist Gets Nearly $3mn Over Police Shooting

The family of a black motorist fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer, whose dying moments were livestreamed on...

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Supreme Court Reinstates Part of Trump Travel Ban

The US Supreme Court on Monday partially reinstated President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban targeting...

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S.Africa Apartheid-Era Police Custody Death Case Opens

A policeman who was with a South African anti-apartheid activist when he fell from a 10th-storey window in the 1970s...

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Nine Dead As 7 Suicide Bombers Hit NE Nigeria

Nine people have been killed in a string of suicide attacks in Maiduguri, a city in Nigeria's restive northeast where...

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Heino Kuhn Heads Uncapped S. Africa Trio For England Test Series

Heino Kuhn's two centuries on the South Africa A tour of England earned him a call-up on Monday to the senior squad for...

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Iraq Forces Comb West Mosul After IS Counter-Attacks

Iraqi forces launched a house-to-house search operation Monday in parts of west Mosul after a surprise attack by...

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Trump Slams Obama, Demands ‘apology’ Over Russia Probe

US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded an apology over the Russia investigation rocking his presidency, as he...

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Flat Feet At Root of Sri Lanka Injuries

Sri Lanka's cricketers have been suffering from high levels of injuries because most players are flat footed and...

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Nigeria’s Ill President Sends Recorded Greetings From London

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has marked the end of Ramadan with an audio broadcast to the nation, the...

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Swede Held By Al-Qaeda In Mali Since 2011 Freed

A Swede held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Mali since 2011 has been freed to head home, and is doing well although he is...

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Trump Hosts ‘true Friend’ Modi For First One-On-One

US President Donald Trump hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday for a first face-to-face meeting, seeking...