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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Spurs’ Leonard Expects To Play Despite Ankle Injury

San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard said Wednesday he expects to be on the court for a crucial NBA playoff game...

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‘Now We Have To Bring the Cup Home’

"Now we have to bring the cup home," Dani Alves told UEFA.com after helping Juventus beat Monaco 2-1 on Tuesday with...

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Trump Defends Decision To Fire FBI Director

U. S. President Donald Trump is defending his move to fire FBI Director James Comey, saying "he wasn't doing a good...

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Francesco Totti Declines To Confirm Retirement At End of Season

AS Roma stalwart Francesco Totti declined on Wednesday to confirm he will retire at the end of the season, apparently...

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Why Did Trump Oust FBI Chief — and What Happens Next?

Donald Trump sent a shockwave through Washington by firing James Comey, the FBI's powerful director since 2013 who...

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US To Arm Syrias Kurds ‘very Quickly’

The United States will soon start delivering weapons to Syria's Kurdish fighters, despite furious Turkish objections, a...

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Workers Plug Hole In Collapsed Tunnel At US Nuclear Site

Workers on Wednesday began to plug a hole inside a collapsed tunnel at a nuclear site in the western US state of...

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McQueen To Make Authorized Tupac Documentary

Steve McQueen, who won an Oscar for directing "12 Years a Slave," will film an authorized documentary on slain rap...

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Syria An ‘unwinnable’ War

"There will only be peace in Syria or in any of the other conflicts that we are witnessing when the parties to the...

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US-Backed Forces Seize Syria’s Tabqa, Dam From IS

A US-backed alliance of Syrian Arab and Kurdish fighters on Wednesday captured the key city of Tabqa and its nearby dam...

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Bieber Fever Grips India Ahead of First Concert

Justin Bieber mania swept Mumbai on Wednesday as the Canadian pop star hit town to give his first concert in India in...

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US Women’s Football To Host Japan, Aussies, Brazil In New Event

Reigning Women's World Cup champion United States will host top-10 rivals Australia, Japan and Brazil in a new...

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Microsoft Aims To Make Artificial Intelligence Mainstream

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to...

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Pakistan Frustrate Windies In Opening Session

Pakistan negotiated a potentially tricky first session, reaching 70 for one on the first day of the third and final...

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Facebook Takes Aim At ‘low Quality’ Websites

Facebook said Wednesday it was making changes designed to keep its users from linking to "low-quality" websites, part...

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Brazil’s Ex-President Lula In Court Over Corruption

President or prisoner? Many Brazilians think one of those two roads lies ahead for former President Luiz Inácio Lula...

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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Rally Application Rejected

Hong Kong's pro-democracy marches draw big crowds every year (like here in 2016) The organisers of Hong Kong's biggest...

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Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave Director, To Make Tupac Shakur Film

Academy Award-winning film-maker Steve McQueen is to direct a documentary about the life of Tupac Shakur. McQueen, who...

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Hollande Announces Slavery Memorial In Last Speech As President

In his likely final speech as president, François Hollande called on France to fight hate speech and announced a new...

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Puerto Rico Drinking Water Is Worst In US

The US territory of Puerto Rico has the worst drinking water in the nation, and the majority of the island's water...