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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Voters Don’t Believe Macron, Le Pen Can Solve Major Issues

A week before a decisive second round in France's presidential election, many voters are skeptical that either of the...

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Swiss ‘spy’ Arrested In Frankfurt

A Swiss man has been arrested in Frankfurt on suspicion of spying. German federal prosecutors said the man was...

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Chelsea Officially Qualifies For Champions League

Chelsea have qualified for next season's Champions League after a 3-0 win at Everton on Sunday afternoon following a...

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Bills Owner Axes General Manager Day After Draft

Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley was fired on Sunday, one day after the NFL Draft ended and just three months...

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Dozens of Yazidis Enslaved By IS In Iraq Now Free

hirty-six members of the Yazidi religious minority are free after nearly three years in the hands of so-called Islamic...

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White House Says Duterte Invitation Is Mostly An Anti-North Korea Move

A top aide on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's invitation to his Philippines counterpart to visit Washington,...

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Israel Says 300 Palestinian Inmates End Hunger Strike

An Israeli minister said Sunday that 300 Palestinians have agreed to end an almost two-week-old hunger strike launched...

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West Indies Top Order Exposed Again By Pakistan

West Indies' vulnerable top-order batting was again exploited by Pakistan as the home team reached 72 for three at...

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Elon Musk Teases Future Plans At TED Talk

Elon Musk paused while chatting about his series of potentially world-changing endeavors to say he isn't in it to...

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New Hamas Chief To Be Announced Soon

The new leadership of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will be announced in the coming days, officials said Sunday,...

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Trump Says North Korea’s Kim Is ‘a Pretty Smart Cookie’

US President Donald Trump offered some backhanded praise for North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, calling him "a pretty...

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Indian Minister Gives New Brides Wooden Bats To Beat Abusive Husbands

An Indian politician has handed out hundreds of wooden bats to newly-wed brides to use as weapons in case their...

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Qatar Upholds Rare Death Sentence In UK Teacher’s Murder

A Doha court on Sunday upheld the death penalty in the retrial of a Qatari man convicted of murdering a 24-year-old...

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NATO Could Boost Afghanistan Mission

NATO is considering boosting its troop strength again in Afghanistan, where it is helping the military in the fight...

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12-Year-Old ‘humiliated’ By Chess Tournament Officials Over ‘seductive’ Dress

A chess coach in Malaysia is demanding an apology after his 12-year-old student was forced to withdraw from a chess...

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Sri Lanka Rescues 30 Rohingya Aboard Indian Boat

Sri Lanka's coastguard Sunday detained an Indian boat which had illegally entered the island's territorial waters and...

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German Chancellor In Saudi For G20, Cooperation Talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Saudi King Salman on Sunday, state media said, as she began a visit focused on...

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There Is A New Face of Racism In South Africa, Says Zille

"The condemnation of a whole category of people because of their (white) race is the new face of racism in South...

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SpaceX Postpones Classified US Military Launch

SpaceX postponed for 24 hours a secretive US military launch Sunday morning after the company detected a 'sensor issue'...

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Kuwaiti Quits FIFA Council To Fight Bribery Claim

World sport powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah announced his resignation Sunday from the FIFA council, saying...