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.

27296 Articles Joined March 2026

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Bangladesh Uses Tough Laws To Crack Down On Dissent

Bangladesh is using "draconian" internet laws to crack down on dissent, curb public debate and criticism and harass and...

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Israel Shows Off F-35 Stealth Fighters For First Time

Israel showed off its new F-35 stealth fighter jets recently delivered from the United States on Tuesday as part of an...

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Pregnant Serena Williams Glows In Green At the Met Gala

Serena Williams served in a totally different way at the 2017 Met Gala. The tennis great arrived on the red carpet...

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Mark Selby Beats John Higgins To Defend His World Championship Title

Mark Selby defended his World Championship title with a stunning comeback to beat John Higgins 18-15 and secure his...

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Mourinho To Play A Youth Team In Manchester United’s Last Game of the Season

Manchester United will field a weakened team for their last Premier League game of the season against Crystal Palace if...

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Bangladesh Ban Bowler For Conceding 92 Off Four Balls

Bangladesh on Tuesday imposed a 10-year ban on a bowler who deliberately lost a match by conceding 92 runs off just...

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IS Attack In Western Iraq Kills 10 Soldiers

Jihadist fighters killed at least 10 soldiers in the western Iraqi province of Anbar on Tuesday in their latest deadly...

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Hamas Seen Facing Long Path To End Isolation Despite New Policy

Hamas has softened its stance on Israel after long calling for its destruction, but the Palestinian movement must do...

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UK ‘will Not Enter Into Briefing War’ With EC

Brexit: UK 'will not enter into briefing war' with EC Home secretary Amber Rudd said the reports were "tittle-tattle"...

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Nigeria’s President Buhari Urged To Take Medical Leave

A group of prominent Nigerians has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, to take medical leave, amid growing...

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Dozens of Civilians Killed In CAR Violence

Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have killed at least 45 civilians in apparent reprisal strikes over...

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BP Profits Helped By Higher Oil Prices

The recent increase in oil prices has helped BP to record a healthy profit for the three months to March. The $1.4bn...

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The Bizzare Reason Jaden Smith Brought His Old Hair To the Met Gala

Jaden Smith carrying a bunch of his old hair Jaden Smith stunned many when he showed up at the MET Gala carrying a...

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Lupita Nyongo Dazzles On Met Gala Red Carpet

Tweets about the annual Met gala in New York are dominating conversations on Twitter across the continent so far today....

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IS Attack ‘kills 32 Near Syria Refugee Camp On Iraq Border’

At least 32 people were killed on Tuesday in an Islamic State group attack near a refugee camp on the Syrian side of...

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Rare Albino Orangutan Rescued On Borneo Island

A rare albino orangutan has been rescued on the Indonesian part of Borneo island where villagers were keeping the...

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1.4 Million Children Acutely Malnourished In Somalia This Year

Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of...

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Trial Starts Over Topless Photos of Duchess of Cambridge

A trial will begin today over the publication of long-lens photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless...

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China Demands ‘immediate’ Halt As THAAD Goes Online In South Korea

China has demanded an 'immediate' halt to the deployment of a controversial US missile system in South Korea just hours...

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New Mum Janet Jackson To Resume Tour

Pop star Janet Jackson has announced she will resume her world tour in September, after postponing 75 dates last year...