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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Kim Body To Be Sent To N. Korea, Malaysians Freed

The body of Kim Jong-Nam will be sent to North Korea and nine Malaysians in Pyongyang will be allowed to leave,...

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Kuki Gallmann’s Kenya Safari Lodge Burned Down

A luxury safari lodge in Kenya owned by Italian-born conservationist and author Kuki Gallmann has been burned down by...

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Mozambique University ‘bans Dreadlocks’

A picture of some students at an ICT lab A university in northern Mozambique has banned students from wearing...

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Bangladesh Police Storm Hideout, Find Up To Eight Bodies

Bangladesh security forces found the scattered body parts of up to eight people including women and possibly children...

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US Astronaut Breaks Record For Most Spacewalks By A Woman

American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history when she floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday,...

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Malema Calls For Zuma’s Impeachment

South Africa’s opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is to file an application at the...

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Zuma Plans To ‘oust Finance Minister’

Mr Gordhan has been trying to keep a tight rein on government spending The South African Communist Party (SACP) says...

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UK Sets Out Plans To Replace All EU Laws

Thousands of EU laws on everything from workers' rights to the environment are to be scrapped or replaced with UK...

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Senate Pledges Thorough Inquiry

The Republican and Democrat leaders of a Senate panel investigating alleged Russian interference in the US election...

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Five People Killed In Helicopter Crash In Snowdonia

Five people have been killed in a helicopter crash in north Wales. Five people have been killed in a helicopter crash...

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Dutch Doctors Against ‘life Complete’ Assisted Suicide

Dutch doctors have come out against a controversial proposed law that would allow assisted suicide for those who feel...

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Tibetan Fashion Hits the Beijing Runway

Face painted yellow and white with long braids draping her shoulders, a model in voluminous grey robes walks down the...

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Philippines’ Duterte Threatens Top Newspaper, Broadcaster

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday described two major media outlets as "sons of whores" and warned them...

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Ethiopia Extends State of Emergency After Relaxing Restrictions

Ethiopia has extended the nationwide state of emergency declared last year by another four months on Thursday after...

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Boko Haram Faction Seeks Grassroots Support In NE Nigeria

A Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group's founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the...

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Ethiopia State of Emergency Extended By Four Months

Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday approved a four month extension of a state of emergency that was first imposed in...

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At Least 14 Dead In IS Truck Bomb At Baghdad Checkpoint

At least 14 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at an entrance to Baghdad,...

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S.Africa’s Zuma Plans To Sack Finance Minister

South African President Jacob Zuma has vowed to sack his respected finance minister, a government coalition party...

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Protesters Take To the Streets For A Second Night Over Police Killing of Chinese Man

A late-night protest broke out in central Paris over the police killing of a Chinese man in a raid at his home. Around...

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Syrian Refugee Numbers Pass Five Million

The tally of refugees who have fled the war in Syria now exceeds five million, the United Nations said Thursday. "As...