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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Samsung’s Assistant Bixby In Tough Challenge To Rivals

Samsung's Bixby is the new kid on the block of personal digital assistants and is likely to face a rough reception in a...

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Paraguay President Sacks Top Officials After Protests

Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes has sacked the interior minister and the chief of police after violent protests on...

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Johnson Favored, McIlroy Confident As Masters Looms

Top-ranked Dustin Johnson enters next week's 81st Masters confident about his first Augusta National outing as a major...

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Flyers Goalie Neuvirth Collapses In Game

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michal Neuvirth collapsed in his crease and was carried off in a stretcher on Saturday...

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Honduran Drug Lord Cuts Deal With US, Tells All

To hear him tell it in court, he has the blood of 78 people on his hands and allegedly shipped 20 tons of cocaine to...

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France Carnival Explosion Injures Many

At least 18 people were injured when a bonfire exploded at a carnival held in northern France. The blast occurred at...

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S Korean Cargo Ship Stellar Daisy Vanishes In South Atlantic

A huge South Korean cargo ship which had 24 people on board has gone missing in the South Atlantic. Two Filipino...

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Niger President Issoufou Says Will Not Seek Third Term

Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said Saturday that he would not amend the constitution to allow him to seek a...

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South Korea’s Kang Leads Fowler By Three In Houston

South Korean Kang Sung's third-round 71 was good enough for a three-shot lead on Saturday after American Rickie...

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AFP Photographer Detained In East Libya

AFP's photographer in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, Abdullah Doma, was detained late Saturday for the second...

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Miami Triumph Puts Konta In Spotlight

Johanna Konta's days of flying under the radar are numbered now that the Briton has bagged her biggest title yet at the...

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Australia Floodwaters Still Rising, Police Search For Missing

Floodwaters were still rising in eastern Australia on Sunday as emergency workers battled to restore water and...

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Schweinsteiger Off Mark As Chicago Held By Montreal

Bastian Schweinsteiger scored on his Major League Soccer debut on Saturday as Chicago Fire snatched a 2-2 draw with...

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Mali Opposition Close To Joining Key Peace Summit

Mali's opposition on Saturday took tentative steps towards ending its boycott of a political summit enshrined in the...

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Painter James Rosenquist Dies In New York At Age 83

James Rosenquist, a leading pioneer of Pop Art who appropriated industrial painting methods to cultivate his bold,...

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April Fool’s Marchers In New York Elect Trump As Their ‘king’

Wearing Donald Trump masks and marching behind a life-sized doll of the president sitting on a toilet, dozens of people...

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Konta Beats Wozniacki For Miami WTA Title

Johanna Konta defeated Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 to win the Miami Open on Saturday - the biggest title won by a...

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Anti-Occupation Peace Demo In Jerusalem

Several hundred mostly Jewish protesters marched in Jerusalem late Saturday to denounce nearly 50 years of Israeli...

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More Than 100 Die As Putumayo Suffers Heavy Rain

Landslides have killed at least 112 people in south-west Colombia and left many more injured, says President Juan...

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‘Historic Ruling’ Sees 48,000 Shops Close After Court’s Liquor Ban

Thousands of liquor outlets along India's national and state highways closed after a supreme court order kicked in...