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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FIFA Delays Decision On Israel West Bank Clubs

FIFA said on Tuesday it was "premature" to take any final decision on the controversial issue of Israeli clubs in the...

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China Says It Tested New Missile Near Korean Peninsula

Chinese defense chiefs say the country's military has successfully tested a new kind of guided missile near the Korean...

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Trump Delays Decision On Paris Climate Deal

President Donald Trump delayed a decision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accord until he returns from...

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Safety Concerns For One In Three US Drugs

Almost one in three newly approved drugs in the United States turns out to have a safety issue after it is allowed on...

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Chelsea Manning Thanks Obama Ahead of Impending Release

Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US...

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X Japan Leader, Famed For Intense Drumming, Needs Surgery

Yoshiki, the force behind Japanese rockers X Japan who is known for such intense drumming he sometimes collapses on...

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US Sees Sharp Fall In Illegal Immigration From Mexico

Illegal immigration across the US-Mexico border fell for the fifth straight month in April as the Trump...

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Palestinians Seek Pizza Hut Boycott For ‘mocking Hunger Strike’

Palestinians called for a boycott of Pizza Hut on Tuesday after the company's franchise in Israel was accused of...

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McIlroy Signs Sponsor Deal With TaylorMade

World number two Rory McIlroy has signed a long-term sponsorship deal with US golf equipment manufacturer TaylorMade,...

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US Man Arrested Over Series of Fatal Arizona Shootings

Police in Arizona have arrested a 23-year-old man accused of spreading terror around the state capital Phoenix with a...

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White House Approves Supply of Weapons To YPG In Syria

US President Donald Trump has approved the supplying of weapons to Kurdish forces battling the Islamic State group in...

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Bahrain Sends First Civilian Case To Military Court

Bahrain has referred its first civilian case to a military court following a constitutional amendment approved by the...

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US Alerted France To Russia Hack Targeting Macron

The head of America's National Security Agency said Tuesday that Russia was behind the 11th-hour hack of French...

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Kabila Names New Government Under Power-Sharing Deal

Congolese President Joseph Kabila named an expanded new government on Tuesday, with almost all his old team retained,...

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Workers At US Nuclear Site Take Cover After Tunnel Collapse

Hundreds of workers at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington were ordered to take cover on Tuesday after a...

International

IMF Approves $241million 3-Year Programme For Togo

Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new three-year arrangement for Togo under the...

International

Online Grammar Fixers Get $110million Boost

There's money to be made from other people's mistakes: $110m (£85m) of it, to be precise. That's the amount raised in...

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Judge Vacates Hernandez Murder Conviction

A US judge on Tuesday overturned the 2015 murder conviction of former American football star Aaron Hernandez, three...

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US Small Businesses Worry About Trade Policy, Too

Small business owners trying to break into international markets say US trade policies and the strong dollar affect...

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Funding UN More Important Than Defense Spending

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday urged the United States to maintain funding for UN...