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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Anti-Mugabe Election Coalition Takes Shape In Zimbabwe

President Robert Mugabe's grip on power has faced little recent threat from Zimbabwe's splintered opposition, but...

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Redknapp Factor A Concern For Aston Villa Boss Steve Bruce

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce admits Birmingham will be a much more difficult proposition with Harry Redknapp in the...

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US Supercarrier Due In Sea of Japan ‘in Days’

The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, after...

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‘Assault On Facts’ Energizes Global March For Science

Scientists and their supporters across the globe are expected to march in the thousands Saturday amid growing anxiety...

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Russian Hacker Roman Seleznev Sentenced To 27 Years

A federal judge has handed down the longest sentence ever imposed in the US for a cybercrime case to the son of a...

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In A Paris Suburb, Apathy and Fear of Le Pen

Sevran, France - A few hundred feet away from Sevran's Beaudottes metro station is a wall of metal attached to a...

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China Must Pressure On North Korea To Resolve Nuclear Threat

China must put more pressure on neighbour and ally North Korea, as fears grow over the country's nuclear threat,...

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Russia Tried To Use Trump Advisers To Infiltrate Campaign

Russia tried to use Trump advisers to infiltrate campaign The FBI gathered intelligence last summer that suggests...

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Afghan Casualties In Taliban Mazar-E Sharif Attack Pass 100

More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed or wounded in a Taliban attack on an army base on Friday, the defence...

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Tunisia Massacre Hotel Sees Hope In ‘rebirth’

Some guests are in the jacuzzi as others top up their tans by the pool. Nearly two years after a bloody attack targeted...

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French Guiana Activists End Crippling Protest After Deal

The movement behind social unrest that left French Guiana paralysed for almost a month has ended the protest after...

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US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the...

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Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan Army Base, ‘killing 140’

As many 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in...

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52 Al-Shabab Militants Killed In Attack

Kenya's Ministry of Defense said its troops, operating under the African Union Mission in Somalia, have destroyed an...

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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 coordinated Taliban attack on an army base in northern...

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China’s First Cargo Spacecraft Docks With Space Lab

China's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, successfully completed docking with an orbiting space lab on Saturday, the...

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Australia, New Zealand Kick Off Global Science Rallies

Thousands of people rallied in Australia and New Zealand Saturday in support of science, the first of more than 500...

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Thunder Survive Rockets, Claw Back In Series

Russell Westbrook's latest triple-double translated to a 115-113 victory for the Oklahoma City Thunder as they clawed...

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Taliban Attack On Army Base Kills ‘more Than 50’ Afghan Soldiers

Taliban gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms launched an attack on an army base in northern Afghanistan Friday...

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US Naval Armada To Be In Sea of Japan In Days

The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said in Australia...