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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US Accuses Iran of ‘alarming Provocations’ Amid Nuclear Tensions

The US secretary of state has accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" aimed at destabilising the Middle East...

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Fresh Surge of Refugees Return To Afghanistan From Pakistan

A fresh surge of undocumented refugees have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan this month, a humanitarian group said...

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MTV Video Music Awards Back To LA

The MTV Video Music Awards, one of the year's most headline-grabbing pop culture events, is returning to Los Angeles....

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Bubba Watson Takes Clubhouse Lead In Shenzhen

Two-time Masters champion American Bubba Watson led the first round of the storm-interrupted Shenzhen International on...

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Iraq Forces Retake More Areas In West Mosul

Iraqi forces retook two more neighbourhoods in west Mosul Thursday, tightening the noose around jihadists holed up in...

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Key US Jobless Benefits Level Hits 17-Year Low

New claims for US jobless benefits rose slightly in mid-April but the total number of people seeking unemployment...

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UN Urges Saudi Coalition Not To Bomb Yemen Port

The United Nations called Thursday on the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen not to bomb the rebel-held port of...

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Trump To Attend Asia Summits

Donald Trump will attend a series of key summits in Asia in November, his vice president said Thursday, adding it was a...

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UN, Russia Set For Syria Meet Without US

The UN's Syria envoy said Thursday that he will hold talks with Russian officials next week but without the US present...

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Angolan Activists Jailed Over Election Protest

Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in...

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Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi

US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday,...

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Nigerians Charged Over ‘gay Wedding’

A group of 53 people has been charged in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state with “conspiring” to celebrate a gay...

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Green Investment Bank Sold To Australian Firm Macquarie

The bank was set up in 2012 to fund renewable energy projects The Green Investment Bank (GIB), set up by the UK...

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Uganda’s Ex-Minister ‘Castrate Foreign Sex Abusers’

A former government minister in Uganda has called for the castration of foreign businessmen who sexually abuse female...

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China Launches First Cargo Spacecraft Tianzhou-1

A Chinese rocket successfully sent the country's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space from the southern...

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Myanmar ‘yet To Ask UK To Arrest British Murder Suspect’

A 26-year-old British man wanted for the murder of a compatriot in Myanmar is living freely in Scotland because the...

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Israel Extends Remand of Teenager Accused of US Bomb Threats

An Israeli court on Thursday extended the remand of an Israeli-American teenager accused of making dozens of...

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Egypt Army Says Senior IS Cleric Killed In Sinai

The Egyptian military said Thursday it killed a senior Islamic State group cleric and 18 jihadists in air strikes in...

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Fashion Icons Light Up NY’s Empire State Building

New York's famed Empire State Building lit up with sky-high iconic fashion photographs after nightfall on Wednesday to...

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Scared Syrian Evacuees Stuck At Site of Deadly Bombing

Hundreds of frightened Syrians being evacuated from besieged towns were stuck Thursday at a rebel-held transit point...