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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Maldives Ex-Leader Vows Fightback After Vote Chaos

Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed vowed Wednesday to keep up the pressure on the government after it...

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Ghana Seeks New Dawn For Struggling Power Sector

Ghana's new government is looking to fix a crippling power crisis with a complete overhaul of its deficit-ridden energy...

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Myanmar Rohingya Militants Call For Peacekeeping Troops

A nascent Rohingya militant group whose raids triggered a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's army called Wednesday for...

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China Calls On US To Honour Climate Commitments

China on Wednesday called on the US to honour its commitments to tackle climate change, after President Donald Trump...

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Google Translate App Now Unblocked In China

Google on Wednesday made available in China a new version of its translation app that is accessible without...

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NBC To Air 2018 Games Live In All Time Zones In First

NBC will broadcast the 2018 Winter Olympics live across all US time zones for the first time, the TV network has...

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All Blacks Not At Their Peak For Lions Tour, Says Lewsey

Ex-England international Josh Lewsey Wednesday said the British and Irish Lions had a great chance to overturn the All...

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Engineers Set To To Enter IS-Held Parts of Syria Dam

Syrian engineers were expected to carry out urgent maintenance Wednesday on the country's largest dam, where US-backed...

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Indonesian Man’s Body Found Inside Python

A missing Indonesian man was found dead inside the body of a python, according to local police. Akbar went missing on...

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Palestinian Leader Mahmud Abbas Meets Trump Envoy At Arab Summit

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has met one of US President Donald Trump's top envoys on the sidelines of an Arab...

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Meningitis Outbreak Kills Nearly 270 In Nigeria

Nearly 270 people, most of them children, have died in the past five months during the latest meningitis outbreak to...

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Five Things We Learned From India V Australia Test Series

Five things we learned after India defeated Australia 2-1 to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Dharamsala this...

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Philippines, China To Hold Direct Talks On Sea Row

China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said Wednesday,...

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India V Australia Test Series

India clinched a hard-fought series against Australia 2-1 after winning the fourth and final Test in Dharamsala. Here...

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Hope For Elephants As Ivory Prices Fall

The price of ivory has fallen by nearly two-thirds in the last three years, according to research conducted in China...

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‘Pink Star’ Diamond Set To Fetch Record Price In Hong Kong

A plum-sized pink diamond is expected to break the world record for a gemstone early next month when it goes under the...

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Toshiba’s US Atomic Unit Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric (WEC) has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said...

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Zuma Skips Funeral of S.Africa Anti-Apartheid Icon

President Jacob Zuma will not attend the funeral on Wednesday of celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed...

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Evacuation Deal Reached For 4 Besieged Syria Towns

Four Syrian towns that have been under crippling siege for more than two years are to be evacuated under a deal reached...

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Hong Kong Convicts Two For Ivory On Radiocarbon Dating

A Hong Kong court has convicted two men for illegal possession of ivory chopsticks after radiocarbon dating proved it...