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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‘We Will Not Stand For This!’ Trump Warns Canada Over Dairy Tariffs

The United States rekindled an old trade conflict with Canada when it announced Monday that it was slapping new tariffs...

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Caterpillar Quarterly Sales Up For 1st Time In 2-1/2 Years

Caterpillar reported its first jump in quarterly sales in two-and-a-half years Tuesday and said it was heartened by...

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Serena Williams Calls Ilie Nastase Comments ‘racist’ and Backs Investigation

Serena Williams says Ilie Nastase's recent comments about her unborn child are "racist" and has given her backing to a...

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Frontline Clinic Window On Hell of IS-Held Mosul Areas

The horrific wounds and gruesome accounts of the victims filling a frontline clinic in west Mosul in Iraq offer a...

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20 Dead After Boat Capsizes In Senegal

At least 20 people, the vast majority of them women, were killed when a wooden boat capsized off the coast of central...

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Iraq Forces Retake Large Mosul Neighbourhood From IS

Iraqi forces retook full control of one the largest neighbourhoods of west Mosul Tuesday from the Islamic State group...

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Philippine Allows ‘photobomber’ Building To Go Up

A high-rise condominium dubbed "the national photobomber" will continue to loom over a historic Philippine monument...

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Chad’s Hissene Habre Awaits Appeal Verdict For War Crimes

Chad's former president Hissene Habre will Thursday hear the final decision on an appeal against a life sentence for...

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After Two Years, No End In Sight To Burundi’s Deadly Turmoil

Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of...

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Wikipedia Founder Creates News Service

Wikipedia's co-founder Jimmy Wales is planning a news service that combines the work of professional journalists and...

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Japan’s Abe To Visit Russia For Putin Meet

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia this week for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin...

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Indian Doctors Defend 500kg Egyptian’s Weight Loss Amid Row

Indian doctors on Tuesday angrily rejected claims that they had lied about the amount of weight an Egyptian once...

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Turkish Strikes Kill Kurdish Fighters In Syria, Iraq

Turkish warplanes killed more than 20 Kurdish fighters Tuesday in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key...

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US Rekindles Trade Conflict With Canada Over Lumber

The United States rekindled an old trade conflict with Canada when it announced Monday that it was slapping new tariffs...

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Rebels Used Villagers As Shields In India Attack

Maoist rebels who killed 25 paramilitary troops in an ambush in central India used local villagers as human shields, a...

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US Submarine Arrives In South Korea

A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The...

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Senegal Boat Accident Kills 17

The number of dead is expected to rise, rescuers say Seventeen people drowned on Tuesday in Senegal when a boat...

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Cameroon Journalist Jailed For Terror-Related Offences

The reporter's sentencing has been described as a travesty of justice Radio France Internationale (RFI) says its...

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Kim Kardashian’s Virgin Mary Kimoji Angers Fans

Kim Kardashian transformed herself into the Virgin Mary for her latest Kimoji merchandise drop. The reality star...

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The Nepal Quake Survivors Who Can Never Go Home

Nepal marked the second anniversary of a devastating quake on Tuesday with rebuilding finally under way, but thousands...