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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Steffi Stepped In After Agassi Said ‘no’ To Djokovic

Andre Agassi revealed on Thursday that his wife and fellow tennis legend Steffi Graf encouraged him to become Novak...

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EU Citizens Are Leaving Brexit Britain

New government data show that 117,000 citizens of other European Union countries left Britain in 2016, an increase of...

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Zambia Bars S.Africa Opposition Leader At Airport

Zambian officials barred South Africa's main opposition leader from entering the country Thursday, his party said,...

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Nigerian Wins UK Engineering Award

A tutoring app developed by a 27-year-old Nigerian has won an engineering award given by the UK’s Royal Academy of...

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Queen Elizabeth Visits Victims of ‘very Wicked’ Manchester Attack

Queen Elizabeth described the terror attack that left 22 people dead in Manchester as "very wicked" during a visit to...

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GM Pickup Owners Sue, Alleging Emissions Cheating

Two US owners of General Motors diesel pickup models sued the giant automaker on Thursday, claiming it had used...

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US Appeals Court Maintains Block On Trump Travel Ban

A US federal appeals court on Thursday dealt a fresh setback to President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban,...

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Amazon Opens First Brick and Mortar New York Bookshop

Online retail giant Amazon on Thursday opened its first brick and mortar bookstore in New York, selling a limited range...

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Nearly 200 Arrested In California In New Immigration Raids

Nearly 200 people have been arrested by federal agents in southern California as part of a five-day operation targeting...

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Rescuers Pull 2,300 Migrants, Two Dead From Mediterranean

Around 2,300 migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Thursday and two others were found dead in operations...

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Insecurity, Underfunding Hamper Nigeria Hunger Relief

Aid agencies warn that humanitarian efforts against hunger in northeastern Nigeria are dangerously underfunded and some...

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England Cricket’s Ali Still Wary of South Africa

Moeen Ali insisted no one in the England camp was getting carried away after they underlined their Champions Trophy...

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Lieberman Drops Out of FBI Director Race

Former US senator Joe Lieberman withdrew from consideration as FBI director Thursday after President Donald Trump chose...

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US Probe Finds Over 100 Civilians Killed In Mosul Air Strike

Pentagon officials on Thursday said at least 105 civilians died in a strike targeting Islamic State fighters in the...

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Attack Turns Spotlight On Libyan Islamists In Manchester

The terror attack in Manchester has thrown a spotlight on hardline Islamist exiles among opponents of former Libyan...

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NASA’s Juno Probe Spots ‘chaotic’ Storms On Jupiter

An unmanned NASA spaceship circling Jupiter has spotted massive cyclones at the gas giant's poles, revealing new...

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US Air Strike On IS Killed 105 Civilians In Iraq’s Mosul

This photo taken on 26 March shows houses destroyed in the area The United States has admitted that at least 105 Iraqi...

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New South Africa Football Coach Baxter Resists Shake-Up

A predicted shake-up by new South Africa coach Stuart Baxter did not materialise Thursday when the squad was named for...

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Indian Woman Forced To Marry Pakistani Returns Home

An Indian woman who said she was forced to marry a Pakistani at gunpoint returned to India on Thursday after a court...

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Hezbollah Says Unfazed By US, Saudi ‘threats’

The head of Lebanese movement Hezbollah said Thursday he was unfazed by "threats" of attacks or fresh sanctions, days...