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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Modi Party Picks Firebrand To Head India’s Biggest State

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's right-wing party Saturday picked a controversial firebrand leader to head India's most...

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G20 Finance Ministers Drop Anti-Protectionist Pledge

Finance ministers from world's biggest economies have dropped an anti-protectionist commitment after opposition from...

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Man Who ‘sent Flashing Tweet To Epileptic Writer’ Arrested In Maryland

A man accused of sending a flashing image to a writer in order to trigger an epileptic seizure has been arrested, the...

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‘Chatted Up’ Tourist Beaten Up Near Tube Station

The victim, who does not want to be named, has released a picture of her injuries. A tourist was repeatedly punched in...

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Web-Based Counseling Lowers Blood Pressure As Much As Meds

People who received regular lifestyle counseling online were able to lower their blood pressure as much as a medication...

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Thousands of Kurds Protest Against Turkey’s Erdogan In Frankfurt Leftright 10/10leftright

"The Europeans should hear us, empathize with our suffering and help us Around 9,000 Kurdish supporters demonstrated in...

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International Quartet Backs Libya’s Unity Government

A quartet of international groups said Saturday it supported efforts by Libya's unity government to assert control over...

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Celebrity Social Media Push To Help Somalia Goes Viral

UN says 2.9 million people in Somalia need urgent help "to save or sustain their lives". Campaign to raise $1m to...

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Tanzania To Send 500 Doctors To Kenya To Help Cover Strike

Tanzania will send 500 doctors to Kenya to help overcome the effects of a strike in public hospitals, the Tanzanian...

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Iraq Forces Say Near Mosul Mosque Where IS Declared ‘caliphate’

Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the...

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Dawson Wings In With Double To Increase Wenger Woes

West Brom defender Craig Dawson netted a headed brace to pile further pressure on Arsene Wenger as Arsenal slumped to...

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IS Claims Bangladesh Bombing, Police Kill Militant

The Islamic State Group claimed responsibility Saturday for a suicide bomb attack on a Bangladesh security forces camp,...

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Germany Owes NATO ‘vast Sums’

US President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Germany of owing "vast sums of money" to NATO, and said Berlin should pay...

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Arsenal Supporters Stage Plane Protest

Arsenal supporters have taken their protests against Arsene Wenger to a whole new level ahead of a Premier League...

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Cholesterol-Slashing Drug Does Not Impair Brain

A new cholesterol-slashing drug that has shown promise for high-risk patients does not impair brain function, according...

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Rare Protest In Angola As 200 March For Abortion Rights

About 200 demonstrators protested under heavy police surveillance in the Angolan capital Luanda on Saturday against a...

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Chelsea Clinton Joins Expanded Expedia Board

Chelsea Clinton will become a member of the board of travel service Expedia. Expedia expanded its board from 13 to 14...

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Pope Francis To Visit Egypt On April 28-29

Pope Francis will visit Cairo on April 28-29 at the invitation of the Egyptian president and the grand imam of the...

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Death Carts Carry Family Ripped Apart By Mosul Campaign

As a convoy of wooden carts descends a hill outside Iraq's war-torn second city of Mosul, a child's foot, greyed with...

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Hundreds Quit Last Rebel-Held District of Syria’s Homs

Hundreds of rebels and civilians left the last opposition-held district of Homs on Saturday under a controversial...