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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Kiwi Brockie Knocks Out Kaizer Chiefs

New Zealander Jeremy Brockie was the key figure as South African FA Cup title-holders SuperSport United beat Kaizer...

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Amir Takes Five As Rain Ruins Jamaica Test

Mohammad Amir completed a five-wicket innings haul and West Indies captain Jason Holder reached a fifth half-century as...

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Coffee Attempts Comeback After Seven Years, Army Stint

Former NFL running back Glen Coffee is attempting a comeback after spending seven years away from the gridiron, the...

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Afghanistan Mourns Deadly Taliban Assault

Afghanistan is holding a day of national mourning after the Taliban attacked an army base, killing or wounding more...

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Uhuru Kenyatta Blames Primaries Chaos On Turnout

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed huge voter turnout for the chaos at his party's primaries on Friday, which...

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Right-Wingers Set To Move Further Right

The populist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) has rejected a bid by its co-leader to move the party closer...

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Cameroon Ends Internet Shutdown On Orders of President Paul Biya

Internet services in Cameroon's English-speaking regions have been turned back on three months after they were cut off...

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Chelsea Score Four To Beat Tottenham In FA Cup Thriller

Eden Hazard came off the bench to inspire a late Chelsea surge as the Blues booked a place in the FA Cup final with an...

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic & Marcos Rojo Suffer Cruciate Knee-Ligament Injuries

Ibrahimovic, 35, is coming to the end of a one-year contract at Old Trafford Manchester United striker Zlatan...

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Nastase Banned After Swearing At Tearful Johanna Konta

Johanna Konta tears & Nastase sent off - dramatic scenes at Fed Cup Romania captain Ilie Nastase was banned from the...

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IMF Warns Against Protectionism, But Strikes Word From Statement

With fears rising that the Trump administration will follow through on its threats to raise trade barriers, world...

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Griffin Out For Playoffs With Big Toe Injury

Los Angeles Clippers star forward Blake Griffin will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs because of a right big toe...

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Hope As C. Africa Holds Disarmanent Talks

The Central African Republic held unprecedented talks with armed groups this week seeking to speed up disarmament in a...

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Sobbing Mother Video Prompts Controversy For American Airlines

Less than two weeks after United Airlines prompted a public relations crisis for dragging a passenger from his seat on...

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GSK Committed To Help Africa Reach SDGs By 2030

David Pritchard, Vice President of Africa and Developing Countries of Asia for GlaxoSmithKline, outlined the...

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Thousands Join March For Science To Fight ‘alternative Facts’

Thousands of people joined a global March for Science on Saturday with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight...

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‘Angry Police Wives’ Protest Against Violence In Paris

More than 100 wives and partners of police are protesting in Paris against attacks on police following the killing of...

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German Riot Police Deployed For Anti-Islam AfD Conference In Cologne

Thousands of police officers have been deployed in Cologne, Germany, as thousands of left-wing protesters gather to...

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Over 100 Killed, Wounded In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base

More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan, the...

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Lebanon Activists Ramp Up Pressure On Reviled Rape Law

Lebanese activists ramped up their campaign to scrap a controversial law allowing rapists who marry their victims to go...