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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Roma Legend Totti Regrets Not Playing With Ronaldo

The long-serving Italian forward admits that he passed up the opportunity to join the iconic Brazilian forward at the...

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Africa Elected Ahmad For Change

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday the election of Ahmad Ahmad as Confederation of African Football chief was...

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Lewis Hamilton Surprised By Mercedes Speed In Melbourne

Lewis Hamilton said he was surprised how good his Mercedes felt during Friday's practice at the season-opening...

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Fourteen Naked Men and Women Slaughter A Sheep At Auschwitz

A group of naked men and women today slaughtered a sheep in a bizarre ritual at the former Nazi death camp,...

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From Poverty & Abuse To Boxing Greatness

Claressa Shields said she knew when she was 15 years old that she was going to be the best female boxer in the world....

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Trump Administration Approves Keystone XL Pipeline

The Trump administration has issued a permit to energy company TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline. The State...

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116 Million African Children To Get Polio Vaccines

The World Health Organization said Friday 116 million children are to receive polio vaccines in 13 countries in west...

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Russia Denies It Is Supplying the Taliban After Nato General Claim

Russia may be supplying the Taliban in Afghanistan, a US general has said Russia has denied a top Nato general's...

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ICC Awards ‘symbolic’ $250 Each To Congo War Crimes Victims

In its first such decision, the International Criminal Court on Friday awarded $250 dollars as "symbolic" damages to...

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Le Pen Meets Putin Ahead of French Presidential Election

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen met Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow on...

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Twitter Eyes Paid ‘premium’ Service For Power Users

Twitter has begun surveying members on a paid subscription service that would give frequent users more tools for using...

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Wenger ‘convinced’ That Suarez Wanted Arsenal Move In 2013

Arsene Wenger is “convinced” that Luis Suarez wanted to join Arsenal a year before leaving Liverpool for Barcelona....

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Google Boycott Could See the End of Automated Ad Placement

The feud sparked by Google's failure to remove extremist content from its site Youtube could lead to the end of...

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Aircraft Sales Again Lift US Durable Goods In February

Orders for manufactured big-ticket products continued to rise in February, boosted by strong civilian aircraft sales,...

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Escaping IS-Held Mosul, Residents Head Into Unknown

Bilal Abduljabbar clambers onto the back of an Iraqi army truck with his two teenage children to start the final stage...

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UN To ‘urgently’ Send Rights Probe To Myanmar

The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya...

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F1 Team Chiefs See Role For Deposed Ecclestone

Team principals said Friday former powerbroker Bernie Ecclestone still had a role to play in Formula One following the...

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Where Are the Leaders Now?

What happened to the leaders whose power was challenged in the so-called Arab Spring that began in late 2010? Here is a...

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Dead Dictators Draw Hong Kong Art Crowds

A "breathing" Fidel Castro is among several ex-communist leaders gathered in Hong Kong this week -- one of the world's...

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Indian Airline Bars Lawmaker After Shoe Attack

An Indian airline said Friday it had cancelled a booking by a Hindu nationalist lawmaker who repeatedly hit an Air...