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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US Existing Home Sales Jump 4.4% In March To 10-Year High

Despite rising prices and tight inventories, sales of US existing homes rebounded in March, surging to the highest rate...

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South Africa Bus Crash Kills 20 Children

At least 20 children were killed in a bus crash outside the South African capital Pretoria on Friday, emergency...

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Taliban Kill At Least Eight Afghan Soldiers In Base Attack

At least eight Afghan soldiers have been killed and 11 wounded during an ongoing Taliban attack on their base in...

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Iran FM Mocks US Claims It Is Violating Nuclear Deal

Iran's foreign minister mocked US President Donald Trump's claim Tehran was "not living up to the spirit" of the...

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Kuwaiti Opposition Leader Freed From Prison

Prominent Kuwaiti opposition leader Mussallam al-Barrak was released from prison Friday after serving a two-year...

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Philippines’ Duterte Tours Russian Warship

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte toured a visiting Russian warship on Friday for the second time in barely four...

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Taylor Swift Bigs Up Ed Sheeran For Time Magazine

Can Ed Sheeran do anything wrong? Not in the eyes of BFF Taylor Swift or, you know, Time Magazine. Sheeran has been...

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The Career Firebrand Who Went Down In Flames

Bill O'Reilly: the career firebrand who went down in flames The career of Bill O'Reilly at Fox News went up in flames...

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Beyonce’s Lemonade Wins Peabody Award

Beyonce’s visual album Lemonade has won a Peabody Award. It was among seven entertainment winners announced by the...

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Westminster Attack Prompted Playwright To Consider Rewriting Comedy

The Oscar-winning writer of West End play The Philanthropist contemplated rewriting his 1970 comedy in the wake of last...

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Indian Pair Jailed For Recruiting, Fundraising For IS

Two men accused of fundraising and recruiting for the Islamic State group in India were sentenced to seven years in...

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‘Assad Blames Ex Al-Qaeda Affiliate For Bombing Evacuees’

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Friday blamed the country's former Al-Qaeda affiliate for a deadly bombing against...

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Trump Launches Investigation Into Steel Dumping

Donald Trump has launched an investigation into countries that export steel to the US, raising the prospect of new...

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Arkansas Executes Ledell Lee In First Death Penalty Use In 12 Years

Arkansas executes Ledell Lee in first death penalty use in 12 years Lee was convicted of murder and recently told the...

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Real Madrid Face Atletico Madrid, Monaco V Juventus

Real Madrid will face rivals Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League Zinedine Zidane's side could...

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Star Wars’ Hamill Goes To Dark Side In Cannes Festival Comedy

Star Wars legend Mark Hamill -- Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy -- goes over to the dark side in a new offbeat...

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Qatari Hunting Party Kidnapped In Iraq Freed

A Qatari hunting party kidnapped in southern Iraq in 2015 has been freed and was being handed over to a Qatari...

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War-Torn Afghanistan Sets Up Tourism Ministry

The president of war-torn Afghanistan is creating a tourism ministry in a bid to attract visitors to the country...

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GE Profitable Again In Q1; Oil Business Still Weak

General Electric swung back to profitability in the first quarter Friday as its aviation and power businesses scored...

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Queen Elizabeth 91 Today

The Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, turns 91 today, Friday 21 April....