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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Kell Brook Loses IBF World Welterweight Title To Errol Spence Jr

Kell Brook was stopped by Errol Spence Jr as he lost the IBF world welterweight title in dramatic fashion at Bramall...

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Pressure On S.Africa’s Zuma As ANC Leadership Meets

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma faced further opposition at a meeting of his party's top leadership Sunday but...

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Bodies of Indian Climbers Who Died On Everest Recovered

Rescuers have retrieved the body of an Indian climber who died on Mount Everest and airlifted it to Kathmandu on...

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Fresh From His Travels, Trump Rails On Twitter About ‘fake News’

US President Donald Trump, who was uncharacteristically quiet on Twitter during his nine-day trip abroad, resumed his...

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Indian State To Challenge Modi’s Cow Slaughter Ban

A southern Indian state announced Sunday it would go to the supreme court to challenge a federal ban on the sale of...

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Spanish Record Climber Tops Everest Twice In A Week

Spanish mountaineer Kilian Jornet has reached the summit of Mount Everest for the second time in a week, his team said...

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Palestinians Ban Divorces During Ramadan

The head of Palestinian Islamic courts on Sunday told judges not to grant divorces over Ramadan, fearing the month-long...

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Afghan Takes On Waves, and Cliches, At Surfing Fest

Afridun Amu, the first competitor to represent Afghanistan at the World Surfing Games, had no illusions about his...

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South Korea Shuttlers Upset China To Win Sudirman Cup

South Korea Sunday won badminton's Sudirman Cup for the first time in 14 years with an emotional 3-2 victory over...

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Sri Lanka Steps Up Relief As Monsoon Toll Exceeds 150

Emergency teams rushed food and water Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced by the island's worst flooding for...

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ISIS Murder 19 Civilians In South Philippines

ISIS-linked terrorists have murdered 19 civilians in the Philippines including a woman and a child. This week 85 people...

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19 Dead As Troops Fight ISIL-Linked Groups

Fighters locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city on Mindanao island have...

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Iraq Mosul Offensive: Civilians ‘in Grave Danger’

Civilians are being hit hardest as Iraq's military assault on Mosul enters its final phase, the country's UN...

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Indian Kashmir Under Ramadan Curfew After Rebel Leader’s Killing

Authorities clamped a curfew across most of Indian-administered Kashmir for the first day of the Muslim Ramadan...

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Airbus Starts Building First Helicopter Plant In China

Airbus has begun building its first helicopter assembly plant in China, and the European planemaker plans to produce 18...

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Afghan Road Accident Kills 15 Family Members

At least 15 members of a single family were killed when a pickup truck veered off the road and plunged into a river in...

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Secession Fears Cloud Myanmar Peace Talks

Talks to end decades of bitter civil war in Myanmar have faltered, a government spokesman warned Sunday, blaming ethnic...

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2,000 Trapped As Fighting Rages In Philippine City

Two thousand fearful civilians were trapped on Sunday inside a southern Philippine city where troops are battling...

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Music Helps Manchester Remember, and Forget

Don't look back in anger: Music helps Manchester remember, and forget Five days after the Manchester attack, 50,000...

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Trump Keeps World Waiting On Paris Deal

Donald Trump has said he will decide whether to pull out of a key climate change deal in the next week, having...