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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China Counts Over 100 Billionaires Among Top Communist Legislators

China counts more than 100 billionaires among its top legislators, with 209 of the richest holding wealth nearly...

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McDonald’s Serves ‘McLizard’ To Pregnant Indian Woman

Would you like some fries with that lizard? A pregnant woman in Kolkata in eastern India has complained of finding a...

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Sri Lanka Pile On Runs In Bangladesh Warm-Up

Dinesh Chandimal scored an entertaining 190 for a Sri Lankan Board President's XI Friday as Bangladesh's bowlers took a...

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Four S.Sudan Soldiers Arrested Over Village Rape Spree

Four South Sudanese soldiers have been arrested over the mass rape of about a dozen women and girls in one village last...

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Trapped Syrians Tell of Misery In No Man’s Land

A Jordanian army ambulance pulled up at a makeshift clinic a few hundred metres from a desert border camp where tens of...

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Syria Peace Talks Inch Forward Under Diplomatic Pressure

UN-sponsored Syria peace talks limped towards a close on Friday after more than a week in Geneva with little sign of...

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Malaysia Prepares To Deport N.Korean Linked To Murder; Condemns Attack

Malaysia released on Friday a North Korean suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader...

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UN Concerned At ‘serious’ Abuses, Torture In Sri Lanka

The UN on Friday warned that a range of serious abuses, including torture, appear to remain widespread in Sri Lanka and...

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Global Stocks Off Highs, Dollar Edges Lower As Fed Rate Rise Looms

The dollar retreated on Friday after two days of gains while world stocks pulled further back from all-time highs as...

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Trump Says Wants Defense Buildup To Project U.S. Power Abroad

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants a U. S. military buildup of more ships and planes to "project American...

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Watch How Fernando Torres Went Unconscious During Play

play videoFernando Torres was sent immediately to the hospital There was drama in Spain as Atletico Madrid when striker...

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South Korean Firm Lotte, Seoul Face China Backlash In Missile Row

South Korea's Lotte Group faces an escalating backlash in China after providing land for a US missile-defence system,...

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Angela Merkel Visits Tunisia For Talks On Migrant Crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to press Tunisian leaders to step up efforts to help curb an influx of illegal...

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Lou Reed Archive To Go Public At New York Library

The New York Public Library has obtained the archives of Lou Reed, with plans to make the legendary underground...

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Zimbabwe Seeks $100m In Aid As Floods Kill 246, Displace 1000s

The Zimbabwean government has launched an international humanitarian appeal to help combat floods that have affected...

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Kohli Unconcerned By Australia’s ‘mind Games’

Virat Kohli on Friday dismissed Australia's claim that India are under pressure following their heavy opening Test...

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Birth Defects Jump Twentyfold In Zika-Hit Mothers

Pregnant women infected with the Zika virus last year were 20 times more likely to bear children with birth defects...

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US Strikes Pound Qaeda For Second Day

US fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day on Friday, security and tribal sources...

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Australia Unchanged For Second India Test

Australia captain Steve Smith said Friday that the visitors will go with the same team that thrashed India in the...

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Suicide Bomb Attack Destroys 3 Fuel Trucks In Borno, Casualties Reported

Pictures on social media showed a cloud of smoke from the area A blast has occurred at filling station, opposite...