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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Guinea President Sacks Ministers Following Deadly Protests

Guinean President Alpha Conde has sacked three ministers, including his education minister, in a reshuffle after a long...

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Protests In Taiwan As Island Marks 70 Years Since Massacre

Hundreds of protesters rallied in Taiwan on Tuesday to mark the 70th anniversary of a massacre by nationalist Chinese...

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Tunisian Police ‘shambolic’ Over Beach Attack

The Tunisian police response to the 2015 Sousse beach resort massacre was "at best shambolic, at worst cowardly", the...

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Pune Pitch ‘poor’, Says Match Referee

Match referee Chris Broad has rated the Pune track as poor after the first Test between India and Australia ended...

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Philippine Police Will Return To Drug War

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would recall police to fight his drug war, a month after he...

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Golfer Lexi Thompson Says Trump ‘not A Bad Player’

Lexi Thompson praised US President Donald Trump's golfing prowess Tuesday after a recent round with the American...

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Netanyahu Hits Back Ahead of Gaza War Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on the defensive ahead of a report Tuesday expected to criticise him...

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Tokyo Won’t See Rio-Style Golf Pull-Outs, Says Park

Olympic golf champion Park In-Bee on Tuesday said she didn't expect Tokyo 2020 to be hit by serial withdrawals, after a...

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Packed Thai Prisons Need Urgent Reform

Thai prisons are massively overcrowded with some inmates forced to sleep sideways, a rights group said Tuesday, urging...

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Asiacell To Offer Free Access To Wikipedia In Iraq

The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, said Tuesday that telecoms operator Asiacell will...

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Burkina Jihadists Claim Attack On Police Positions

A night attack on two police positions in Burkina Faso was claimed by jihadists who killed 12 soldiers in the area in...

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North Korea Diplomat In China Amid Coal Cut Tension

A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with government officials, the first known visit...

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Zlatan Revels In EFL Cup Glory

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has likened himself to a lion after his brace in Sunday's 3-1 League Cup...

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Egypt Lawmaker Says His Expulsion Is Warning To Opposition

An Egyptian lawmaker who was one of the few dissenting voices in parliament said Tuesday his expulsion over accusations...

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Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation

Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a...

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I’m Among the Best In the World

Harry Kane believes he is up there with the best in world Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane believes he is one of the best...

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I’m Ready For Leicester Job

Leicester City caretaker manager Craig Shakespeare said he was ready to take on the role fulltime after overseeing an...

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South African Official Sacked Over 350% Pay Rise

A South African government official who granted himself a 350% pay rise has been sacked. Collins Letsoalo was supposed...

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Unfair Criticism Fired Us Up

Leicester striker Jamie Vardy says criticism of players "fired them up" for victory over Liverpool on Monday. The...

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Kenya Deploys 2,500 Officers To Take On Cattle Rustlers

The East African Standard looks at those displaced in the violence About 2,500 police officers are being deployed to...