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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Five Dead As Militants Attack Philippine Tourist Island

Five people including a Philippine police officer were killed Tuesday in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu...

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Cubs Down Dodgers On Banner Night At Wrigley Field

Anthony Rizzo drove in the game-winning run with two outs in the ninth inning on Monday to lift the Chicago Cubs to a...

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Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia

Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...

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Huge Fire Guts Grande-Synthe Dunkirk Camp

At least 10 people were injured in the blaze A camp housing 1,500 migrants in northern France has been destroyed in a...

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Alabama Governor Brought Down By Humiliating Sex Scandal

The governor of the conservative southern US state of Alabama resigned Monday, shortly after lawmakers began...

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Wizards Spoil Pistons’ Farewell To Palace of Auburn Hills

Bradley Beal and Markieff Morris made sure the Detroit Pistons' Palace at Auburn Hills era wouldn't end with a victory...

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Japan Thanks Retiring Figure Skater Asada

Japan on Tuesday expressed national thanks to former world champion figure skater Mao Asada, a day after she shocked...

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On Missile-Hit Warship, Israel Readies For All Threats

White specks appear on the horizon and a voice crackles over the radio with a warning: "The speed boat is acting...

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Shell Admits Dealing With Money Launderer

Shell has admitted for the first time it dealt with a convicted money-launderer when negotiating access to a vast oil...

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French Migrant Camp Reduced To ‘ashes’ After Huge Fire

A huge fire tore through the Grande-Synthe migrant camp outside the northern French city of Dunkirk late Monday,...

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Victims of Military Torture Fear Mexico Security Bill

One afternoon, young Mexican engineer Jethro Sanchez was out partying. Hours later, he was dying, his father says --...

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‘Harry Potter’ Play Sets Awards Record

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" had a magical night at the Olivier Awards on Sunday. The play won a record nine...

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Kylie Jenner Gets Her Own Spin-Off Show

In case you haven't grown tired of keeping up with the Kardashians, they're about to get more airtime. The youngest of...

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Global Executions Fall 37% Since 2015, Amnesty International Says

The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous year, human rights group Amnesty...

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Passenger Dragged Off Overbooked United Flight

A man's refusal to give up his seat on an overbooked United Airlines flight led to a disturbing scene Sunday that has...

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US Takes Down Huge Botnet As Spain Arrests Notorious Russian Hacker

US authorities moved Monday to take down a global computer botnet behind the massive theft of personal data and...

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Zuma Supporters Disrupt Memorial For Anti-Apartheid Hero

Supporters of South Africa's embattled President Jacob Zuma heckled and disrupted a speech by sacked Finance Minister...

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‘Troops Killed’ In Somali Blast

At least five soldiers have been killed and more than 15 wounded after a suicide bomber wearing a military uniform blew...

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DR Congo Anti-Government Protests Banned

Mr Kabila (C) was supposed to step down at the end of 2016 but the vote to replace him was not held Police have banned...

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Zuma Condemns ‘baboon Placards’

South Africa's scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma has denounced as racist some of the placards displayed at mass protests...