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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Ukraine Depot Blasts Prompt Evacuations

Explosions at massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine described as "sabotage" as up to 20,000 evacuated - media say This...

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Five Dead In Westminster Terror Attack

Five people have died and at least 40 were injured after an attacker drove a car along a pavement in Westminster,...

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Exiled Yahya Jammeh Works On Equatorial Guinea Farm ‘for the Cameras’

Pictures of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh who is in exile in the Equatorial Guinea show him on a farm in the...

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China, Nepal To Discuss Joint Military Exercises

China's defence minister will arrive in Nepal later Tuesday for talks on joint military exercises, a meeting that will...

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Salvage of South Korea’s Sewol Ferry

South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry emerged from the waters on Thursday, nearly three years after it sank with the loss of...

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S.Korea Throws Shipbuilder Daewoo New $6 Bn Lifeline

South Korea offered troubled Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Co. a new $6 billion bailout on Thursday, as the giant firm's...

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A Superhero Movie Too Far?

A color-coded, spandex-coutured smorgasbord of high camp and heroics, "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" has stood astride...

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Bad-Tempered India, Australia Tests Set For Showdown

India and Australia begin the finale of a bitterly fought Test series Saturday, with home skipper Virat Kohli keen to...

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Melbourne Man Arrested After Trying To Drown This Very Good Police Dog

Police allege the man hit Indy over the head before trying to drown him Authorities have released a photo of a police...

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How the Terror Unfolded

It was the day everyone at Westminster had been dreading. The Houses of Parliament, with their iconic ‘Big Ben’...

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China Watches Hong Kong Vote As Protests Threatened

Hong Kong will select a new leader on Sunday in a vote skewed towards Beijing that has once more opened up the city's...

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Young Chinese Jet Set Shop At Hong Kong’s Art Basel

Huang Xiaoshuai and his wife last year splashed out $70,000 for a large painting of fish by Oscar-winning actor Adrien...

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Two Malaysian Hostages Found Safe In Philippines

Two ailing Malaysian seamen held hostage by Filipino Muslim militants for eight months were found Thursday aboard a...

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USA Routs Puerto Rico To Claim WBC Title

The United States clobbered Puerto Rico 8-0 on Wednesday to capture their first World Baseball Classic title, avenging...

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Injuries Rock New Zealand, South Africa Ahead of Test

Injuries rocked New Zealand and South Africa Thursday, two days out from the start of the third and final Test in...

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EU Fleshes Out Conditions For Brexit Deal

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has warned of "serious consequences" if Britain would...

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Putting Tokyo Fashion Week On the Map

For years headquartered in dull but convenient shopping malls, Tokyo Fashion Week has always been a poor cousin to the...

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Five Dead After Rampage Outside UK Parliament

London police say five people, including the attacker, were killed after a car ploughed into pedestrians and a man went...

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Two Years On, Yemen Stuck In ‘quagmire’

Deadly fighting, a rise in jihadism, the threat of famine -- two years after Saudi Arabia intervened against...

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Hopes and Fears Meet For Sewol Parents As Ferry Emerges

Huddled in makeshift shipping container homes on a South Korean waterfront, the relatives of the missing from the Sewol...