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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US Supreme Court Takes Narrow View On Tribal Immunity

The US Supreme Court took a narrow view Tuesday on the immunity from lawsuits enjoyed by Native American tribes, which...

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Shah Leads Pakistan Charge As West Indies Wilt

Yasir Shah completed a six-wicket haul to spearhead a second innings rout of the West Indies and put Pakistan on the...

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US Charges Four In NY Police Gun License Bribery Case

Three former New York police officers and a lawyer were arrested and charged Tuesday in a long-running bribery case...

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UN Seeks $65 Mn For DR Congo Emergency

UN officials launched a bid Tuesday to raise $65.4 million (59.75 million euros) in emergency funds for hundreds of...

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Paul McCartney Plans New Tour Leg Across US

Paul McCartney on Tuesday announced a new leg of concerts across the United States, showing no signs of slowing down as...

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Countries Pledge $1.1bn To Avert Yemen Famine

Countries around the world Tuesday pledged more than one billion dollars to help prevent a looming famine in war-torn...

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Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn Did Not Report Russia Payments

Former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn never reported receiving payments from Russian entities on...

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Dale Earnhardt Jr To Retire At End of NASCAR Season

US motorsport legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Tuesday he will retire from racing at the end of the 2017 NASCAR season....

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Japan Disaster Minister To Resign Over Quake Gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister is expected to resign on Wednesday following his controversial remarks over...

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Golf Rule Change To Use of Video Evidence After Lexi Fiasco

Golf's governing bodies on Tuesday announced sweeping rule changes to the use of video evidence in the wake of the...

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Toll Now 144 In Taliban Attack On Afghan Base

The death toll from last week's Taliban attack on an Afghan military base stands at 144, a senior US defense official...

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IS ‘executes’ At Least 15 Civilians In Mosul

Jihadist militants from the Islamic State group posing as liberating security forces killed at least 15 civilians who...

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Thai Man Murders Child, Kills Himself On Facebook Live

A man in Phuket filmed himself killing his girlfriend's child and then himself on Facebook Live, Thai police said...

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Beyonce Outsold Drake In 2016

Until today, we thought Drake's Views was the best-selling album of 2016, but new music industry figures suggest...

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Trump Warns of Retaliation Against Canada Over Dairy

Trade tensions between the United States and Canada ramped up Tuesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to...

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Free Rides Offered By Alphabet’s Waymo Autonomous Cars

Alphabet's self-driving car unit Waymo is offering free rides to residents in Arizona as part of its testing of...

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Eager For 100-Day Wins, Trump Eyes Govt Funding, Border, Taxes

Donald Trump appeared determined Tuesday to score key victories to mark his first 100 days as president, as he seeks to...

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South African Suspect Taken To Scene of Family Axe Murders

The 22-year-old South African man on trial for murdering his wealthy family with an axe was taken on Tuesday to the...

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Geologists Unearth Earliest Evidence of Multi-Cellular Life Ever

History books describing how life on Earth developed may need to be rewritten, thanks to the accidental discovery of...

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US Actor Will Smith On Jury of Cannes Film Festival

US actor Will Smith -- one of the most bankable stars in the world -- is to sit on the jury of the Cannes film festival...