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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South Africa’s President Zuma Sacks Finance Minister

Pravin Gordhan has been seen as standing up to President Zuma in cabinet South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has...

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Trump Boosts US Military Authority For In Somalia Fighting

President Donald Trump has boosted the US military's authority to step up air strikes in the fight against Islamist...

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IS Propaganda Team Killed In Iraq Air Strike

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it had killed a propaganda chief and...

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SpaceX Hails ‘revolution’ After Recycled Rocket Launch, Landing

SpaceX chief Elon Musk hailed a "revolution in spaceflight" after blasting off a recycled rocket for the first time...

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Amnesty Concerned Over ‘El Chapo’ Detention Conditions

Amnesty International has requested to speak with jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, over concerns...

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Messi Should Have Never Reversed Retirement For Argentina

There comes a point when enough is enough and Lionel Messi appeared to have reached that point last summer. Something...

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US Congress Rolls Back Family Planning Funding Protections

US Republican lawmakers on Thursday successfully rolled back Obama-era rules protecting funding to clinics that offer...

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S.African Finance Minister Sacked In Shock Reshuffle

South African President Jacob Zuma sacked his respected finance minister and made ten new cabinet appointments late...

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Trump Predicts ‘very Difficult’ China Summit

US President Donald Trump predicted an upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be "very difficult"...

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Sepp Blatter Wanted To Make Me His Last Scalp

Former Uefa president Michel Platini has accused Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter of being determined to make him "his...

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Fox Serves Up Apes and Aliens At CinemaCon

20th Century Fox opened day four of CinemaCon on Thursday with stunning new footage from "Alien: Covenant," some CGI...

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Stoke Striker Berahino On Drugs Ban

Stoke City striker Saido Berahino says the eight-week drugs ban he served earlier this season came after his drink was...

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Man City Women Reach Champions League Semis

Manchester City Women became the first English team to reach the Champions League semi-finals since 2014 by beating...

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Federer Beats Tomas Berdych To Reach Miami Open Semis

Roger Federer continued his stunning start to 2017 by reaching the Miami Open semi-finals with a dramatic win against...

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Panthers Star Newton Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

Carolina Panthers star quarterback Cam Newton, who led the NFL team into last year's Super Bowl, underwent surgery...

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FBI Chief’s Secret Twitter Account Outed?

When Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey teased that he had joined the world of social media with...

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Twitter Makes Room For More Characters In Tweets

Twitter on Thursday began rolling out changes to let people pack more into tweets, subtracting from the character count...

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Shadab Shines Again As Pakistan Cricket Deny Windies

Shadab Khan gave another match-winning bowling performance and Hasan Ali held his nerve for Pakistan to sneak a...

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With New IPhone, Trump Still A Target For Hackers

President Donald Trump has a new phone. An iPhone. That would not ordinarily be news, but given the security concerns...

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S.Korea’s Park Goes Behind Bars

Daughter of a dictator and later head of state herself, South Korea's Park Geun-Hye has spent nearly two decades living...