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 Warns of ‘last Chance’ To Pass Health Care Reform

President Donald Trump warned Republicans on Monday that they have one "last chance" to pass the party's health care...

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Linkin Park Says Can Never Replace Late Singer

Linkin Park said Monday it could never replace singer Chester Bennington after his suicide as the band acknowledged...

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Libya Rescues 150 Europe-Bound Migrants Off Tripoli

Libya's coastguard rescued at least 150 migrants who were trying to reach Europe on Monday, after their inflatable boat...

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Texas Truck Deaths Show Smugglers’ ‘brutality’

The head of US homeland security says the deaths of nine people inside an overheated truck packed with migrants in...

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UN ‘not Giving Up’ On Cyprus After Talks Collapse

The United Nations is "not giving up" on efforts to seal a Cyprus reunification deal despite the failure of an...

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US Existing Home Sales Slide In June

Sales of existing US homes dipped in June, squeezed by a tight market struggling to keep up with demand, according to...

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Blast Kills At Least 25, Injures Dozens In Pakistan’s Lahore

An explosion killed at least 25 people and injured dozens in a busy vegetable market in the Pakistani city of Lahore...

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Kuwait MP Proposes Jail Terms For Hezbollah Backers

A Kuwaiti Islamist member of parliament on Monday proposed legislation calling for members and supporters of Lebanon's...

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Russia Says Has Deployed Forces To Police Syria Safe Zones

Russia has deployed military police to monitor two safe zones being established in Syria, the defence ministry in...

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Erdogan In Qatar For Talks On Gulf Crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Doha ON Monday as part of a Gulf tour aimed at defusing a dispute...

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Blast Kills At Least 20, Injures Dozens In Pakistan’s Lahore

An explosion killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in a busy vegetable market in the Pakistani city of Lahore...

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Pan-Islamic Body To Meet Over Jerusalem Crisis

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation will meet in Istanbul next week for talks on the crisis around Jerusalem's...

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Indian Court Sentences Pair To Death Over Serial Killings

An Indian court sentenced a businessman and his servant to death Monday for the murder of a woman at a mansion dubbed...

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Japan Marks Three Years To Tokyo 2020 As Issues Linger

Japan Monday marked three years before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with celebrations and fanfare -- even as organisers...

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Blast Kills 15, Injures 20 In Pakistan’s Lahore

An explosion killed at least 15 people and injured 20 in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore Monday, rescue officials...

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah Says Syria Border Assault ‘nearing End’

Lebanese movement Hezbollah said on Monday its fight against militant groups along the eastern border with war-ravaged...

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Hospitals Overwhelmed As Sri Lanka Dengue Toll Nears 300

Sri Lanka announced Monday it was intensifying its war on dengue fever, with schools to shut across the island to help...

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Four Killed In Northeast Nigeria Suicide Attacks

Four people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in northeast...

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Jordan Seeks To Question Israel Guard Over Embassy Shooting

Jordan said Monday it was looking to question an Israeli security guard who killed two Jordanians at the Amman embassy...

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Maldives Leader Shuts Parliament Amid Political Turmoil

Maldives lawmakers were locked out of parliament Monday after President Abdulla Yameen ordered it shut to prevent a...