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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Comey Sought Leverage Against Me With Dirty Dossier

President Donald Trump accused fired FBI director James Comey on Wednesday of trying to create leverage with a dossier...

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Trump Says Regrets Hiring AG After Russia Probe Recusal

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he never would have hired Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he had known...

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Model, Actress ‘hopeless Romantic’

The world's press are gathered at a news conference for Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Suns" and...

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Trump Waves A Stick But Sanctions Could Backfire

Facing a crisis in Venezuela, US President Donald Trump has threatened to inflict "swift and strong" economic sanctions...

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US Senator McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer

Veteran US Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war and the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, has been...

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Godoy Own Goal Sends Costa Rica Into CONCACAF Gold Cup Semis

Anibal Godoy headed agonizingly into his own net to give Costa Rica a 1-0 victory over Panama on Wednesday in the...

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US, China Agree To Cooperate On Deficit In First Trade Talks Under…

The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on reducing the trade deficit in the first round of economic talks...

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Facebook To Test News Story Paywalls

Facebook will test limiting the number of published news stories that can be read for free on its Instant Articles...

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Trump Son To Testify Before US Senate Panel Next Week

President Donald Trump's eldest son and a former campaign manager will testify before Congress next week as part of US...

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US Police May Have Feared Ambush In Shooting Australian

The lawyer for one of two Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death of an unarmed Australian woman...

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White House, Kremlin Play Down Undisclosed Trump-Putin Talks

The White House and Kremlin on Wednesday played down the significance of an additional, previously undisclosed meeting...

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US Accuses Lebanon’s Hezbollah of Weapons Buildup

US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Wednesday accused Lebanon's Hezbollah of amassing weapons and said the world must turn its...

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US Locked In ‘slow-Going’ Talks With China On N.Korea Sanctions

Despite a push to quickly slap new UN sanctions on North Korea, the United States is bogged down in "slow-going"...

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Marbury Opts For Final Season With Beijing Fly Dragons

Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury said Wednesday he is headed back to Beijing for one final pro season, but will not...

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Judge Halts Auction After Madonna Objections

A judge on Wednesday halted an auction of intimate items of Madonna including a breakup letter from Tupac Shakur after...

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CIA Halting Support For Syria Rebels

The Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down its program to support rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar...

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Radiohead Defies Boycott Calls For Israel Concert

Radiohead defied calls to boycott Israel over its occupation of Palestinian territory and played for tens of thousands...

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Global Terror Attacks Down, Iran Again Top ‘state Sponsor’

The US State Department said Wednesday that global terror incidents and deaths fell last year, while it maintained its...

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NBC News Launches New Broadcast On Snapchat

The program "Stay Tuned," produced by a 30-person team, resembles a regular news broadcast in that it is presented by a...

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NAFTA Changes Could Cost US Auto Industry Jobs, Raise Car Prices

Imposing new tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico could raise the price of new cars in the US by an average of...