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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Trump Torture Remarks

There was no immediate response from the U. S. delegation to the 47-member state forum in Geneva. A U. N. human rights...

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Congo Opposition Leader’s Son Takes Over

The son of Etienne Tshisekedi, the Democratic Republic of Congo's late opposition leader, has been chosen as his...

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US Services Sector Speeds Up In February

The US services sector, the main driver of the economy, saw growth hit its fastest pace 15 months in February,...

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Veteran Fernando Verdasco Reaches Dubai Final

Fernando Verdasco broke three times in the deciding set as the unseeded Spaniard defeated Robin Haase 7-6 (7/5), 5-7,...

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Pastor Pushes Woman Into Fire To Rid Her of Demons

A 25-year-old Nicaraguan woman has passed away after a pastor and his congregation reportedly stripped her, tied her up...

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Third Jewish Cemetery Damaged In Surge of US Anti-Semitic Acts

Vandals tumbled and defaced headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Rochester, New York, local officials confirmed Friday,...

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Comcast’s NBCU Discloses $500 Mn Stake In Snap

Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal on Friday disclosed it has taken a $500 million stake in Snap, the messaging service which...

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FBI Arrests Man In Bomb Threats To Jewish Centers

The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a man in St Louis, Missouri on Friday suspected of phoning in bomb threats...

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Tunis Zoo To Close Temporarily After Visitors Stone Crocodile

A zoo in the Tunisian capital is to close temporarily after visitors stoned a crocodile to death. The Belvedere Zoo...

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BBC Team Forced To Sign Confession

The plan was a simple one. We'd arranged to meet a woman in her village in China's central Hunan Province and to then...

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West Ham Rejected Chinese Bids For Carroll

West Ham United rejected bids from Chinese Super League clubs for striker Andy Carroll, manager Slaven Bilic has...

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Chemical Weapons Injure Seven In Mosul Area

Seven people, among them five children, have been hospitalised over the past two days near Iraq's Mosul with injuries...

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Kenyan Man Wants To Marry Malia Obama With 70 Sheep, 50 Cows, 30 Goats

A man from Kenya is reportedly offering a dowry for the hand of President Obama’s 16-year-old daughter Malia with 70...

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For Migrants, Canada Is Haven, Not Trump’s America

A taxi stops in the small town of Champlain. Loaded down with belongings, a family with two children gets out and...

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Jane Fonda Reveals She Was Raped and Abused As A Child

American actress Jane Fonda revealed she has been raped and was sexually abused as a child, in an interview with...

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Zimbabwe Journalists Arrested Over Mugabe Health Report

Two Zimbabwean journalists were arrested Friday over a newspaper report that described President Robert Mugabe as "in...

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Merkel ‘plans US Meeting With Trump Mid-March’

Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to hold her first meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on March...

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Pilot Errors Led To Shoreham Air Crash, Says AAIB

Pilot errors and ineffective measures to protect the public led to the deaths of 11 men when a vintage jet crashed on...

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Trump Backs Under-Fire Attorney General

President Donald Trump has defended Attorney General Jeff Sessions as "an honest man" amid calls for him to quit. The...

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Tunisia Zoo To Close After Crocodile Stoned To Death

A zoo in the Tunisian capital where visitors stoned a crocodile to death is to close temporarily, the local affairs and...