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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Britain’s GCHQ Agency Denies Wiretapping Donald Trump

Britain's communications intelligence agency GCHQ has issued a statement denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during the...

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Trump Budget Chief Defends Aid Cuts For Children, Elderly

President Donald Trump's budget chief defended the proposed elimination of after-school programs that support children...

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From Syria To Paris, Music Provides Haven For ‘Refugees of Rap’

Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who fled to Paris from...

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UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts

US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding...

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Japan Launches Latest North Korea Spy Satellite

Japan launched a new spy satellite on Friday, the country's space agency said, as the region grows increasingly uneasy...

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Activist Defiant In Her Quest For ‘free, Just’ Zimbabwe

She bears scars from police beatings, has been arrested many times, detained for months, and become the first person to...

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Venezuela Arrests Brownie and Croissant Bakers In ‘bread War’

Venezuela this week arrested four bakers making illegal brownies and other pastries as President Nicolas Maduro's...

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Halfway Into 2017’s Oil Supply Cut, Asia Remains Awash With Fuel

Halfway into an OPEC-led oil supply cut, Asia remains awash with fuel in a sign that the group's efforts to rein in a...

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Snap Shares Drop 4 Percent, Fall Below $20 For the First Time

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with a Snap Inc. logo hunging on the front Snap Inc shares tumbled below $20 on Thursday...

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I Want To Finish My Career At Barcelona

Barcelona star Andres Iniesta wants to finish his career at the club, as long as he is considered important. Iniesta,...

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Sierra Leone Pastor Finds Huge 706-Carat Diamond

A pastor in Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, according to the government, in one of the largest precious...

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Tillerson Seeks New North Korea Plan On Seoul Visit

Washington's top diplomat was to hold talks in South Korea on Friday after China challenged him to come up with a new...

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Trump Vows Appeal Up To Supreme Court After Loss On Travel Ban

A defiant President Donald Trump has pledged to appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court if necessary to fight for his revised...

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De Grandhomme Leads Four Wicket Raid On South Africa

New Zealand took charge of the second Test against South Africa as Colin de Grandhomme led a four-wicket raid on the...

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‘Pirates’ Release Vessel Without Ransom

The EU anti-piracy naval force pictured off the coast of Mogadishu in 2013 Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker...

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Air Raid On Mosque Near Aleppo ‘kills Dozens’

Dozens of people have been killed after fighter jets struck a packed mosque during prayer time in a rebel-held village...

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British Cyclist Secretly Injected Vitamins

British cyclist Josh Edmondson has told the BBC he broke the sport's rules by secretly injecting himself with a...

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Senate Intelligence Panel Rejects Trump Wiretap Claim

There are "no indications" that Trump Tower was under surveillance by the US government before or after the election, a...

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Man Utd Advance To Quarter-Finals of Europa League

Juan Mata scored the only goal for the Red Devils Manchester United survived a scare against Russian minnows FC Rostov...

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Turkey To Ban TV DATING Shows In Latest Sign of Gradual Islamisation

The Turkish government is to ban several popular television dating shows which do not fit in with 'traditions and...