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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Election 2017: Tories To Be Largest Party

play videoThe survey taken at polling stations across the UK suggests the party could get 314 MPs Britain's...

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Theresa May Could Lose Parliamentary Majority, Exit Poll Shows

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party appears on course to lose her parliamentary majority in the UK...

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Arrivals From Travel Ban Countries Plunge Despite Ban Being On Ice

Arrivals in the United States from the six mostly Muslim countries in President Donald Trump's travel ban have plunged...

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Health Care Under Attack In Syria Civil War

Health care workers, clinics and hospitals were attacked more than 400 times last year in Syria's civil war, according...

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Finals Coaches Ponder Warriors’ Spot Among Their Epic Teams

Tyronn Lue and Steve Kerr, rival coaches in the NBA Finals, struggled Thursday to fit the Golden State Warriors among...

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What We Learned From Comey’s Testimony

Former FBI director James Comey rocked Washington Thursday in testimony before Congress on alleged efforts by President...

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US Arrivals Plunge From 6 Countries Hit By Trump Travel Ban

Arrivals in the United States from the six mostly Muslim countries in President Donald Trump's travel ban have plunged...

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17 Civilians Killed In US-Led Coalition Strikes On Raqa, Suburbs

Smoke rises from buildings in the al-Meshleb neighbourhood of Raqa as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an...

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Polanski Rape Victim To Ask Court To End Case

The woman raped by filmmaker Roman Polanski decades ago when she was a teen is set to appear before a Los Angeles judge...

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In Spotlight, A Steely Comey Unloads On Trump

James Comey may stand at the center of a political maelstrom, but the ousted FBI chief turned nemesis of the president...

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Ice Cube Appeals To ‘good Cops’ In New Protest Song

Nearly three decades after shocking America with "Fuck tha Police," rap legend Ice Cube is back with what he calls a...

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Kurdish Referendum Would Distract From IS Fight, US Warns

The United States on Thursday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence...

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Red Cross Urges Release of Staff Kidnapped In DRCongo

The International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday urged the release of two of its staff kidnapped after armed...

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Johnson, Spieth In US Open Pairings

Defending US Open champion Dustin Johnson was grouped with rival Jordan Spieth and Germany's Martin Kaymer in pairings...

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Tidal Reveals Star-Studded Film, New Streaming Promotion

Streaming service Tidal revealed an original movie starring recent Oscar winners Thursday as telecom giant and...

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Ivory Coast Must Beat Guinea To ‘honour’ Tiote

The Ivory Coast must beat Guinea on Saturday to "honour the memory of Cheick Tiote", the former international who died...

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Pro-Syria Regime Drone Shot Down After It Fires On Coalition

A US warplane shot down a pro-regime drone in Syria on Thursday after it fired at coalition forces, officials said,...

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Nordstrom Shares Gain As It Weighs Going Private

Shares of upscale department store chain Nordstrom surged Thursday after it announced it was weighing the possibility...

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Zika Birth Defects In 5 Percent of Infected Women In US Islands

Five percent of women in the US territories who were infected with the Zika virus while pregnant had fetus or babies...

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Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters In Restive Moroccan City

Police fired tear gas as clashes erupted Thursday between them and demonstrators in the Moroccan city of Al-Hoceima,...