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 Leans On Family As Don Jr Comes Out Swinging For Dad

In business as in the White House, Donald Trump leans on family. While daughter Ivanka deflects criticism by projecting...

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Syria Army Reaches Iraq Border After US Tensions

Syrian government troops and allied forces reached the Iraqi border for the first time since 2015 on Friday, a monitor...

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Polanski Rape Victim Wants Case Ended

The woman raped by filmmaker Roman Polanski decades ago said Friday that she wanted the case closed as she prepared to...

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US School Massacre Conspiracy Theorist Gets Prison

An American woman who claimed the Sandy Hook school massacre, one of the worst mass shootings in US history, was a hoax...

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South Africa Opposition Lay Graft Charges Against Zuma, Finance…

South Africa's leftist opposition party on Friday laid graft charges against President Jacob Zuma and his new finance...

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WTO Says US Failed To Fully Comply In Boeing Subsidies Dispute

The World Trade Organization said Friday the United States had not fully complied with a 2012 ruling ordering it to...

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Murdered Maldives Blogger’s Father Demands International Probe At UN

The father of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed in the Maldives accused police Friday of trying to cover up the case, and...

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Bangladesh Restrict New Zealand In Must-Win Champions Trophy Clash

Mosaddek Hossain marked his return to the Bangladesh side by taking three wickets as New Zealand slumped to a total of...

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SiriusXM Invests Big In Pandora In Radio Union

Satellite radio network SiriusXM said Friday it will invest $480 million in internet radio leader Pandora, forging a...

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Deutsche Bank Snubs US Demand For Trump Family Data

Germany's Deutsche Bank said Friday it would not disclose any information on its links to US President Donald Trump and...

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Indian Soldiers Kill Five Rebels In Kashmir

Indian soldiers killed five suspected rebels Friday in a shoot-out near the de facto border that divides disputed...

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Trump Goes On the Attack After Comey Testimony

US President Donald Trump went on the attack Friday after ousted FBI director James Comey's dramatic Capitol Hill...

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Gulf Crisis Grows As Saudi, Allies Place Qataris On ‘terror List’

The diplomatic crisis surrounding the Gulf escalated further Friday after Saudi Arabia and its allies placed a number...

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‘justice Has Been Served’

In her first interview since being released from a top-security US military prison, WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning...

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Zambia Opposition Leader Moved To Maximum Security Jail

Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, facing treason charges, said Friday he had been moved from a prison in...

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US-Backed Force Advances In Fight For IS Syria Bastion

US-backed Syrian fighters Friday seized part of a district on the western edge of the Islamic State group's Raqa...

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Hong Kong Wealth Gap Hits 46-Year High

Hong Kong's wealth gap was on Friday revealed to be at its highest in nearly 50 years, with living conditions fuelling...

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Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Deadly UN Base Attack

A powerful Al-Qaeda-linked group on Friday claimed an attack on a United Nations camp that killed three peacekeepers in...

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NSA Leak Suspect Reality Winner Wrote ‘burn the White House Down’

A 25-year-old intelligence contractor accused of leaking a top secret report on Russian meddling in last year's US...

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UN Rights Chief Demands International DR Congo Probe

The UN human rights chief on Friday slammed Kinshasa for not seriously investigating spiralling violence in the...