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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World’s Northernmost Coral Reef In Japan Bleached

Bleaching has damaged the world's northernmost coral reef in Japan, a researcher said Tuesday, the latest example of a...

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Iranian President’s Brother Freed On Bail

Hossein Fereydoun, the brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, has been released on bail following his arrest on...

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Singapore Voids Marriage After Husband’s Sex Change

Singapore has voided the marriage of a couple after the husband underwent a sex change, making their partnership a...

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Mourinho Pleased As ‘top Striker’ Lukaku Opens Account

Romelu Lukaku bagged his first goal in a Manchester United shirt on Monday as the 10-man Premier League giants labored...

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Separated By War, Iraqi Children Wait For Parents

Adel, 15, hasn't seen his parents for the past nine months, but that was the price to pay to escape the brutal rule of...

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Indonesia Speaker Named Suspect In Major Graft Case

Indonesia's anti-corruption agency has named the country's speaker of parliament as a suspect in a major graft scandal...

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Philippines’ Duterte Seeks Martial Law Extension

President Rodrigo Duterte has asked lawmakers to extend martial law in the southern Philippines as the initial...

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S.Korea Child Law Sees More Babies Abandoned

The young woman laboured up the steps, past brightly decorated walls akin to a child's nursery, her daughter in her...

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Call For Boko Haram Peace Talks Masks Ethnic Tensions

A group of community elders in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram has waged a bloody eight-year insurgency are urging...

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Australia Creates Counter-Terror Super Ministry

Australia has created a super ministry combining its security agencies including the domestic spy service, border force...

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‘Spiritual Brothers’ Netanyahu, Orban Meet In Budapest

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu is in Budapest Tuesday for talks with Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban, who hopes...

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Trump Keeps Iran Deal, But Threatens More Sanctions

Donald Trump backed away from a campaign promise to scrap a major nuclear security deal with Iran on Tuesday, with...

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US Health Care Reform Collapses As Two More Republicans Say No

Two more US Republican senators announced their opposition Monday to their party's efforts to revamp Obamacare,...

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Cowboys’ Whitehead Says Dog Stolen, Held For Ransom

National Football League player Lucky Whitehead says someone stole his pitbull dog from his home and is refusing to...

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Parole Board To Decide O.J. Simpson Fate

Former American football star O. J. Simpson has spent nearly nine years in prison. Not for the grisly 1994 murders of...

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Michael Dell Takes Long View With ‘Dell 2.0’

His first company became the world's largest maker of personal computers. Now Michael Dell says he is building a...

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US Sending Mixed Messages On Iran Nuclear Deal

Iran is receiving "contradictory signals" from the US administration about the fate of the nuclear deal but Foreign...

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South Africa Captain Du Plessis Hails ‘new Kallis’ Philander

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said Vernon Philander was on the way to becoming the "new Jacques Kallis" after his...

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‘Peculiar’ Radio Signals Emerge From Nearby Star

Some very "peculiar signals" have been noticed coming from a star just 11 light-years away, scientists in Puerto Rico...

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Qualcomm CEO Sees Settlement With Apple

Qualcomm chief executive Steve Mollenkopf said on Monday the chipmaker's legal war with Apple is about defending his...