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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Buhari Returns To Nigeria After London Treatment

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived back in Nigeria on Friday after nearly two months in London receiving treatment for...

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China’s First Stealth Fighter Enters Service

China has put its first stealth fighter into military service, state-run media reported on Friday, in the latest...

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Sri Lanka Build On Lead Against Bangladesh

Upul Tharanga closed in on a half-century as Sri Lanka continued to build on their first innings in the first Test...

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Conflicts of Interest Keep Mongolian Child Jockeys In the Saddle

Mongolian courts banned them, human rights groups slammed them and the labour ministry demands they cease, but none of...

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Injured Starc Ruled Out of India Series

Australia's pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was ruled out of the ongoing tour of India on Friday after suffering a stress...

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Nicki Minaj’s Remy Ma Diss Track ‘No Frauds’ Isn’t So Much of A Diss Track, According To Twitter

Finally, Nicki Minaj released a reply to Remy Ma dragging on her “SHETHER” with “No Frauds” featuring her Young...

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Arsenal To Make Decision On Wenger’s Future At the ‘right Time’

Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick has issued an official statement saying a decision on Arsene Wenger's future "will...

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Westbrook’s Thunder Stop Spurs’ Winning Streak

Russell Westbrook moved into a tie with Wilt Chamberlain on the regular season triple double list as the Oklahoma City...

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Injury-Plagued Woods To Miss Arnold Palmer Tournament

Four-time Masters winner Tiger Woods said Thursday he would miss the Arnold Palmer Invitational, putting his...

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Tokyo Hit By New Olympic Stadium Cost Fears

Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that...

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For Japan’s Nuclear Refugees, Insults and Rejection

Satsuki Sekine's home was destroyed in Japan's 2011 tsunami disaster and her family fled in the nuclear panic that...

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Australia’s Beale Signs Two-Year Waratahs Deal

Utility back Kurtley Beale has signed a two-year deal with the Australian Rugby Union and New South Wales Waratahs...

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Exxon Stumps Up $2.8 Billion For Mozambique Gas Gateway To Asia

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM. N), the world's biggest publicly traded oil producer, has agreed to pay Italy's Eni (ENI.MI)...

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South Korean Court Throws President Park Out of Office Over Scandal

South Korea's Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office on Friday over a graft scandal involving...

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Japan ‘piggyback’ Official Steps Down

A senior Japanese politician criticised last year for being carried over flood waters while inspecting deadly typhoon...

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Japan, US Conduct Navy Drill In East China Sea

The Japanese and US navies are conducting joint exercises in the East China Sea as tension intensifies in the region...

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Australia Sees Second Year of Barrier Reef Bleaching

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing an unprecedented second straight year of mass coral bleaching,...

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Sri Lanka Risks Censure As President Falters On War Legacy

President Maithripala Sirisena came to power in Sri Lanka promising justice for war crimes, breaking from his hawkish...

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S. Korea’s Longtime ‘princess’ Dethroned In Disgrace

The corridors of power have been home to South Korea's Park Geun-Hye as a child, de facto first lady, and president....

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Kidnappings Blight War-Scarred Kabul City

The bruises, scabs and chain markings have long faded but Haji Ghulam is still visibly traumatised by his month-long...