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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Trump Accuses Ex-FBI Director Comey of Cowardice Over ‘leaks’

US President Donald Trump on Sunday accused James Comey of cowardice by leaking accounts of his meetings with the...

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Theresa May Is A Dead Woman Walking, Says Osborne

Prime Minister Theresa May is "a dead woman walking" who will inevitably face a leadership challenge, former Tory...

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Jordan Kills Five Approaching Border From Syria

Jordanian border guards have killed five people as they approached the country's border from war-torn Syria, the army...

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Bangladesh Arrests Alleged Senior Extremist

Bangladesh police on Sunday arrested a businessman accused of being a major figure in the Islamist group blamed for a...

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Tanzania Signs $154 Mln Contract With Chinese Firm To Expand Main Port

Tanzania's government signed a $154 million contract on Saturday with the state-run China Harbour Engineering Company...

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Netanyahu Urges UN To Dismantle Its Palestinian Aid Agency

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Sunday for the United Nations to shut down its Palestinian refugee aid...

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Nigeria’s Buhari Not To Return This Weekend -Presidency Sources

Buhari's doctors said they will need to carry out testing on him on Monday. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will...

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Half the Number of Bodies From Myanmar Plane Crash Recovered

Search crews in Myanmar have now recovered the bodies of nearly half of those who died in last week's military plane...

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US-Backed Syria Force Advances In Raqa, Battles For Base

US-backed Syrian fighters said they had seized a second district of Raqa on Sunday and launched a renewed assault on a...

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US-Backed Force Says Seized First Western District In Raqa

US-backed Syrian fighters captured their first western district of the Islamic State group's bastion Raqa on Sunday,...

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Ronaldo ‘father To Twins With Surrogate Mum’

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has become a father to twins with a surrogate mother, Portuguese media reported on...

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Gunmen Shoot Dead Three Policemen In Southwest Pakistan

Unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle killed three policemen at a checkpoint in southwest Pakistan on Sunday before...

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Qatar Says Gulf Citizens Can Stay Despite Crisis

Qatar moved Sunday to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome...

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Israel Plans Most Settlement Homes Since 1992

Israel has so far this year advanced its highest number of settlement projects since 1992, the defence minister said...

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Australia Builds Separate Prison Wing For Extremist Inmates

Australia's largest state Sunday said it was building a separate prison wing for extremist inmates to tackle...

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Kadhafi’s Son Seif ‘set Free’ In Libya

Seif al-Islam, the second son and heir apparent of the late deposed Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, is said to have...

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India Bowl Against South Africa In Champions Trophy Clash

India captain Virat Kholi won the toss and elected to bowl in his side's make or break Champions Trophy clash with...

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Morocco Detains Four As Rif Protests Persist

Moroccan police have detained four people in northern Morocco, an official and an activist said, as protests continued...

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Australian Bodyboarder Survives Bump From Shark

A bodyboarder swimming close to shore survived a close encounter with a large shark Sunday after being bumped by the...

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US-Backed Syria Force Fights For IS-Held Base Near Raqa

US-backed fighters battled on Sunday to dislodge jihadists from a key military base north of Raqa city, the heart of...