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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Iran Shrugs Off Trump Threats, Missile Tests To Carry On

Iran's newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani ridiculed US strategy in the Middle East, dismissing Donald Trump's...

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Lewd Trump Tape Brought TV Host’s Daughter To Tears

The infamous 2005 videotape in which Donald Trump boasts to celebrity interviewer Billy Bush about groping women...

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Trump Becomes First Sitting US President To Visit Western Wall

Donald Trump on Monday became the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall in the disputed city of...

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Cosby Arrives For Jury Selection In Sex Assault Trial

Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby arrived at court Monday for the start of jury selection in his sexual assault trial,...

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Elephant Crushes S.African Hunter To Death

A South African big-game hunter was crushed to death when an elephant picked him up and then fell on him after being...

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Not Running For Office, But Wants ‘to Learn’

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg says he is not running for public office but is making a series of public appearances...

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Nepal Torches Valuable Wildlife Parts

Nepal destroyed thousands of valuable animal skins and other parts seized from poachers on a giant bonfire Monday in a...

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Cholera Kills 315 In Yemen In Less Than Month

Cholera has killed 315 people in Yemen in under a month, the World Health Organization has said, as another aid...

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Hamas Says Trump Smeared Palestinian ‘resistance’

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas accused US President Donald Trump on Monday of smearing the name of Palestinian...

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Ford To Fire CEO Fields Amid Slowing Sales

Ford plans to fire CEO Mark Fields amid slowing sales in the US and Chinese markets, a source familiar with the matter...

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Palestinians Stop Work For Hunger-Striking Prisoners

Palestinians were on Monday observing a general strike in solidarity with prisoners refusing food in Israeli jails for...

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Last Performance For ‘the Greatest Show On Earth’

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, America's best-known circus, has staged its final show after 146 years, marking the...

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City of Prayer and Conflict

Donald Trump was on Monday to become the first serving US president to visit the Western Wall, the holiest site where...

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‘Dangal’ Wrestles Its Way Into Chinese Moviegoers’ Hearts

A Bollywood film about a father who trains his daughters to become world-class wrestlers has broken a box office record...

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Snapchat Leads Augmented Reality Gains

Augmented reality is seeing strong gains among Americans thanks to social networks like Snapchat, Instagram and...

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Tensions Deepen Between Saudi, Iran, US After Trump Visit

The yawning gap between Tehran and Washington has grown even wider with US President Donald Trump's latest efforts to...

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Trump Flight From Saudi To Israel Thought To Be First Ever

US President Donald Trump was said to have blazed a new trail between the Arab world and Israel Monday, with his plane...

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Trump In Israel Says ‘rare Opportunity’ To Bring Peace To Region

US President Donald Trump spoke of a "rare opportunity" to bring stability to the region as he landed in Israel on...

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Iran Reformists Take Power Across Major Cities

Iran's coalition of reformists and moderates has swept to power in major cities across the country, results showed...

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Saudi, UAE Pledge $100 Mln To Ivanka Trump Womens’ Fund

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged $100 million to a women's business fund supported by Ivanka...