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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Asia To Beat Africa To World Cup Football Win

Asia has overtaken Africa and now looks the more likely continent to produce a World Cup-winning team, according to the...

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Foster Deal Boosts Chance of All Blacks Top Job

All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster re-signed with New Zealand Rugby on Tuesday, boosting his chances of being the...

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Trump Heads For Bethlehem To See Palestinian Leader

Donald Trump makes the short trip from Jerusalem to Bethlehem Tuesday to meet Mahmud Abbas, who hopes to convince the...

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Ousted S. Korean Leader Park Goes On Trial

South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye went on trial Tuesday over the massive corruption scandal that led to her...

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Gambian Ex-Leader Jammeh ‘stole $50m’

The Gambia's former president stole "at least" $50m (£38.4m) from the state before he left the country in January, the...

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US-Saudi Arms Mega Deal Looks To Counter Iran

Washington has announced a bumper arms deal with Saudi Arabia, heralding the package as a major boost to long-standing...

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Maddow and the Trump Effect

Fiercely intelligent, acerbic and relentlessly liberal Rachel Maddow has defied ultra-feminine stereotypes to become...

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Scary Space Movie Dethrones Funny Space Movie At Box Office

In a battle of space films, Ridley Scott's "Alien: Covenant" beat "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" to the top of the...

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Bronzed Beachguards of ‘Baywatch’ Back On Big Screen

For a generation of fans, "Baywatch" was an escapist fantasy that invoked sun, surf and some famously silicone-enhanced...

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No Blame For LeBron After Celtics No-Show, Says Cavaliers Coach Lue

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue refused to point the finger of blame at LeBron James on Monday, a day after a...

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Concert Protesting Trump Border Wall Will Be In Mexico Only

A concert next month protesting US President Donald Trump's plan to build a border wall will be on the Mexican side...

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Trump Asked Two Intel Chiefs To Deny Russia Collusion

President Donald Trump asked two top US intelligence officials in March to help push back against the FBI investigation...

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Ace Explains How Man City Have Prolonged His Career

Yaya Toure has explained how Manchester City's backroom staff helped him drop eight kilograms to work his way back into...

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Zimbabwe Hunter ‘crushed To Death By Shot Elephant’

A professional big-game hunter was crushed to death by an elephant that had been shot, according to reports in South...

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Deaths Confirmed After Manchester Arena Blast Reports

Police have confirmed a "number of fatalities" following reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena. Witnesses...

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Zimbabwe Pastor Talks To ‘God’ On the Phone During Service

A pastor has claimed to have a direct phone number to heaven, after a video of him talking on the phone during a church...

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US School Leavers See Their Financial Circumstances Fall

American adults without a college education saw their overall financial circumstances decline last year for the first...

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Ex-MotoGP Champion Dies After Collision

Every motorcycle racer and fan around the world should and probably does look up to this guy. I did, and still do. The...

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Trump Tells Israel Iran Will Never Have Nuclear Weapons

Trump tells Israel Iran will never have nuclear weapons Mr Trump (C) met both Mr Netanyahu (R) and Israeli President...

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The Most Outrageous and Amazing Fashion At the 2017 Billboard Music Awards

Much like the Grammys, the Billboard Music Awards are a place for celebrities to wear pretty much whatever they want on...