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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UN Pushes Myanmar To Release Detained Rohingya Children

The UN children's agency UNICEF has called on Myanmar's government to release Rohingya children detained as part of a...

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Paris Marathons Won By Husband and Wife Lonyangata, Rionoripo

Kenya's Paul Lonyangata won the 41st Paris marathon on Sunday with his wife Purity Rionoripo taking the women's race....

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Super Rugby To Be Cut To 15 Teams

Two South African teams and one from Australia will be axed from the 2018 Super Rugby competition, governing body...

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At Least 13 Dead In Egypt Church Bombing

At least 13 people were killed Sunday when bomb blast went off in the vicinity of a church in the Egyptian city of...

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Rare One-Horned Rhino Killed By Poachers In Nepal

Poachers have shot dead a one-horned rhinoceros at a national wildlife park in Nepal, officials said Sunday,...

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Business As Usual For Healthy Durant and Red-Hot Warriors

Kevin Durant scored 16 points in his return from injury as the Golden State Warriors won their 14th straight with a...

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Refugees To Remain In PNG If No US Resettlement

Asylum-seekers sent by Australia to a Papua New Guinea camp will be resettled there if they are not offered a place in...

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Roadside Bomb Kills Nine Policemen In Northern Afghanistan

A roadside bomb killed nine policemen and wounded four others outside their checkpoint in northern Afghanistan,...

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Bangladesh Islamists To Hang After President Rejects Pleas

A top Islamist extremist under sentence of death has lost his last hope of avoiding the gallows after Bangladesh's...

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Oslo Police Destroy ‘bomb-Like Device’

The device was found in the central Gronland area A "bomb-like" device has been destroyed in a controlled explosion in...

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Poland Building Collapse Leaves Six Dead

Eighteen people are registered as living at the building in the town of Swiebodzice A block of flats in southern Poland...

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Gambia’s UDP Takes Control of Post-Jammeh Parliament

The Gambia’s United Democratic Party (UDP) emerged from decades in opposition in the country’s parliament to take...

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Mali, France Rule Out Talks With Jihadists After Attacks

France and Mali on Friday ruled out any talks with jihadist groups responsible for repeated attacks on Malian and...

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Lomachenko Taunts Sosa En Route To WBO Junior Lightweight Title

Vasyl Lomachenko easily retained his WBO junior lightweight title on Saturday, with a dominating boxing display over...

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Lillard Scores 59 In Win Over Jazz

Damian Lillard scored a franchise-record 59 points to power the Portland Trail Blazers to a 101-86 victory over the...

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High-Fives and Presidential Portraits At Pyongyang Marathon

Hundreds of foreigners lined up in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Stadium on Sunday ahead of the Pyongyang Marathon, the...

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Kyrgios Beats Querrey To Seal Davis Cup Tie

Nick Kyrgios sent Australia into the Davis Cup semi-finals when he beat American Sam Querrey in the first of the...

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Conte Wants Chelsea Focus

They may be closing in on the Premier League title, but the Blues still have work to do according to their manager...

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US Navy Strike Group Moves Towards Korean Peninsula

The US Navy said Saturday it had sent a carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula in a show of force against...

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BBC Radio 2 Broadcaster Dies At 88

BBC Radio 2 broadcaster Brian Matthew has died, his family has said. Matthew had presented Sounds of the 60s since...