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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Rare Birth of Endangered Hairy-Nosed Wombat In Australia

The population of one of the world's rarest species has been boosted with the birth of a northern hairy-nosed wombat...

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Dollar Struggles In Asia As Hong Kong Gains For Eighth Day

The dollar's travails extended into Wednesday as Donald Trump faces a battle to push through his much-vaunted economic...

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Trump Lays Blame As US Health Care Reform Bid Collapses

An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to...

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Master Director of the Lethal Female

Long before he was the auteur behind some of the most spectacular, extravagant action movies ever made, Luc Besson was...

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Mosul Looks To Rise From the Ashes

The battle over, it's now time to start rebuilding Iraq's second city, parts of which were literally flattened during...

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After Six Chaotic Months, Can Trump Save His Presidency?

Donald Trump's first six months in the White House have been a riot of scandal, chaos and outrage that -- absent a...

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US Seeks To Smooth Trade Relations With China In Talks

After riding a wave of anti-trade feeling to the White House, the Trump administration is taking a more traditional...

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Cooper Left Out As Cheika Calls Up New Faces For Wallabies

A host of new faces were called up by Wallabies coach Michael Cheika on Wednesday for a training squad ahead of their...

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Israeli ‘mental First-Aid’ Method Offered To Attack Victims Abroad

An Israeli who developed an unorthodox model for treating mental trauma and preventing post-traumatic stress disorder...

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Astros’ Correa Sidelined With Thumb Injury

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa faces up to two months on the sideline after suffering a torn thumb ligament,...

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‘Loud Sound’ Prior To US Police Shooting Australian Woman

Police in the US state of Minnesota were startled by a loud sound prior to shooting an Australian woman who had called...

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Trump Taps Jon Huntsman As US Ambassador To Russia

President Donald Trump has tapped veteran diplomat and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia, the...

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White House Reveals Additional Trump-Putin Discussion

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had an additional, previously undisclosed chat at this month's G20 summit in Hamburg,...

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West African Countries Set Date For Work On Key Rail Line

Work to rehabilitate a 1,260-kilometre (782-mile) railway that is a vital link between the Sahel and Atlantic coast...

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Verdict Due In Major Thai Human Trafficking Trial

A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict Wednesday in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case...

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Microsoft Cloud To Help Baidu Self-Driving Car Effort

Microsoft's cloud computing platform will be used outside China for collaboration by members of a self-driving car...

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More Than 100 MILLION Americans Have Diabetes, Report Reveals

Almost a third of the US population - 100 million people - either has diabetes or pre-diabetes, a new federal report...

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New Yorker, 91, Breaks Airline Mechanic Record

He started out as a 16-year-old apprentice on 50 cents an hour. Seventy-five years later Azriel Blackman holds the...

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Eighth Person Who Attended Trump Jr Meeting Identified

An eighth person who attended a controversial meeting with President Donald Trump's eldest son has been identified as a...

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Global Stocks Pressured By Trump Health Care Reform Setback

Global stock markets were pressured Tuesday by worries about President Donald Trump's agenda after a proposed health...