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.

27296 Articles Joined March 2026

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Red-Faced Thai Cops Admit Monk ‘may Have Escaped’ Temple Siege

An elderly monk wanted for massive fraud may have escaped a three-week siege of his temple, Thai police admitted...

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WikiLeaks Revelations Put CIA On Back Foot

Another major leak of top secret materials has again put America's top spies in hot water -- while delivering a coup...

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The Stars Who Can’t Escape Their Most Famous Roles

It's every budding actor's dream - a starring role in a TV show or film that becomes a major hit. But then they try to...

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Stocks Rise As U.S. Jobs Data Points To Rate Hike; Crude Slips

Crude oil resumed a sharp decline and global equity markets rose on Friday after a robust U. S. jobs report drove home...

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Durban Police Search For Baby Abducted In South Africa ‘car-Jacking’

The one-month-old baby girl who was abducted when a car was stolen in Durban, South Africa Police in the South African...

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World Facing Greatest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945

The world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nation's humanitarian chief said as he...

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Madagascar Death Toll Rises To 38

The death toll has risen in Madagascar. Pictured: Flooding in the capital At least 38 people are now known to have died...

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Critics Call For Arrest of Impeached Park Geun-Hye

Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye is keeping her silence as calls grow for her arrest. Ms Park was forced from...

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A Bad Day At the Office From Hell

From the haunted house to the escaped lunatic, the zombie horde or the freak possessed by demons, there really isn't...

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Modi Set To Tighten Grip As India Awaits Results

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to tighten his grip on power Saturday with early trends from a string...

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Trump’s Revised Travel Ban Dealt First Court Setback

A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on Friday,...

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Critics of South Korea’s Ousted Park Call For Her Arrest

Opponents of South Korea's ousted leader, Park Geun-hye, demanded on Saturday that she be arrested a day after she was...

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Jeff Bridges Revives ‘The Dude’ At John Goodman Tribute

Jeff Bridges hilariously resurrected his iconic slacker character "The Dude" from "The Big Lebowski" Friday as he...

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Day Stuns Lucic-Baroni To Set Muguruza Clash

US teenager Kayla Day shocked Australian Open semi-finalist Mirjana Lucic-Baroni at Indian Wells on Friday to earn a...

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US Wins Opener, Survives Scare From Colombia

The United States survived a scare in their World Baseball Classic opener as they needed a walkoff single from Adam...

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Aleppo Car Lover Aims To Revive His ‘wounded’ Classics

Car enthusiast Mohammed Mohiedin Anis gazes sadly at a 1955 Buick Super, one of his collection of vintage cars...

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Trump Dismisses Dozens of Obama-Era Federal Prosecutors

The administration of US President Donald Trump moved to clean house at the Justice Department, demanding the...

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Fear and Hunger In Iraq’s West Mosul

The luckiest of west Mosul's residents under Islamic State group rule had tomato concentrate. Potatoes were an almost...

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Another Legal Challenge To Revised Trump Travel Ban

President Donald Trump's revamped travel ban faced another legal challenge Friday when the American Civil Liberties...

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South Africa Flourish As New Zealand Miss Chances

Dean Elgar was again tasked with holding the South African innings together as they progressed to 100 for two on a...