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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Penguins To Raise Stanley Cup Banner On October 4

The Pittsburgh Penguins will raise their fifth Stanley Cup championship banner in franchise history when they host the...

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Australia Sends Spy Planes To South Philippines

Australian military spy planes will start flying missions over the southern Philippines to help in the fight against...

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Cosby Planning ‘town Halls’ After Sex Assault Mistrial

Bill Cosby is planning to hold a series of "town hall" meetings to talk to young people about his experiences with the...

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Corruption Scandals Muddy Mongolia’s Presidential Vote

Mongolians pick a new president Monday after a campaign marred by corruption scandals plaguing all three candidates,...

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Major US Banks Would Withstand Recession

The largest US banks would withstand a severe recession and still be able to lend to American households and...

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‘El Chapo’ To Sue Netflix Over Series

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman plans to sue Netflix and Univision for allegedly defaming him with a TV...

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Michigan Airport Attacker Tried To Buy Gun

The man arrested for stabbing a police officer in the neck at a Michigan airport -- in what has been classified as a...

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US Heavily Armed, But Many Ambivalent About It

A country armed with nearly one pistol, rifle or shotgun for every citizen, the United States has a worldwide...

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US Condemns Islamic State Demolition of Mosul Mosque

The United States on Thursday branded the Islamic State group's demolition of an 800-year-old mosque in Mosul an attack...

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‘Fake News’ US Pizzeria Invasion Man Jailed For Four Years

A man who invaded a pizzeria in the US capital firing an assault rifle, after fake news reports of a child smuggling...

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Gorkhaland Separatist Charged With Murder Amid Darjeeling Unrest

Indian police on Thursday charged a separatist leader and his wife for their involvement in a murder and arson, after...

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US Top Court Sets Limits To Stripping Citizenship

President Donald Trump's efforts to tighten the screws on US immigration suffered a blow Thursday, when the US Supreme...

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Ghana Court Rules Transfer of Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Unconstitutional

Ghana's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the transfer of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees to the country was...

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Assange Lawyer Says UK Breaking International Law

Julian Assange's lawyer accused Britain on Thursday of breaking international law by denying the WikiLeaks founder safe...

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US Aluminum Makers Point Finger At China, Call For Tariffs

Chinese overproduction is sending the US aluminum industry into near collapse, endangering supplies of materials...

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Ron Howard To Take Over ‘Star Wars’ Han Solo Spin-Off

Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard has been brought in to complete the hotly-anticipated "Star Wars" Han Solo spinoff...

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Tesla Eyes Manufacturing In China

Tesla said Thursday it was considering the possibility of manufacturing in China as it ramps up for expansion of its...

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Jayawardene Pulls Out of Lancashire Cricket Stint

Sri Lanka great Mahela Jayawardene has withdrawn from his planned spell with Lancashire during English county cricket's...

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Local Qaeda Leader In Yemen Killed By US Air Strike

A US air strike has killed a regional Al-Qaeda leader and two associates in Yemen's Shabwa province, a jihadist...

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Nishikori Hopeful For Wimbledon Despite Hip Injury

Japanese world number nine Kei Nishikori was forced to retire injured in the second round at Halle on Thursday but...