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

Articles by Kwame Mensah

International

No Family Member Claims Body, Malaysia Says

Malaysian authorities are yet to formally identify the body of Kim Jong-nam as no family member has come forward,...

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Women, Minorities Fare (a Little) Better In Hollywood

Women and minorities are faring better in Hollywood and feature prominently at this year's upcoming Oscars, but they...

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Manchester City Edge Monaco In Eight-Goal Thriller

Manchester City struck three times in the last 19 minutes as they came from behind to beat Monaco 5-3 in a sensational...

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Super Rugby Has Plenty To Tackle In 2017

A new Super Rugby season kicks off this week with bosses pledging to tackle its unwieldy conference structure,...

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‘Lego Batman’ Spanks ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ At Box Office

"The Lego Batman Movie" dominated the North American box office over the Presidents' Day weekend, industry data showed...

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Canada To Welcome 1,200 Yezidi Refugees From Iraq

Canada will resettle 1,200 Yezidi refugees who faced persecution by the Islamic State group, the immigration minister...

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Chris Brown Restrained From Model After Abuse Account

Troubled singer Chris Brown has been ordered to stay away from an ex-girlfriend, model Karrueche Tran, after she said...

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Trump Could Backtrack On Obama’s Transgender Policies

The White House hinted Tuesday that it could overturn protections for transgender students that required public schools...

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Women’s Life Expectancy On Track To Hit 90 In Some Nations

By 2030 life expectancy for South Korean women could top nine decades, an average lifespan long thought to be out of...

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Australian Swimmer Hackett To Seek Help Abroad After Family Bust-Up

Australian Olympic swimming great Grant Hackett says he will seek treatment overseas for mental health problems after...

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Zimbabwe Beat Afghanistan To Keep ODI Cricket Series Alive

Tarisai Musakanda hit 60 as Zimbabwe kept their five-match ODI series alive with a three-run win over Afghanistan in...

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Panda Leaves Washington For China

One of Washington's most popular residents left town on Tuesday: Bao Bao, the National Zoo's uber-popular young female...

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Fewer Teen Suicide Attempts In States With Gay Marriage

US states that implemented same-sex marriage legislation prior to its legalization at the federal level saw a drop in...

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US-Backed Fighters Advance On IS In Syria’s East

An alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters seized more than a dozen villages in eastern Syria on Tuesday in their drive...

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Messi Promotes Hepatitis C Treatment In Egypt

Argentinian football star Lionel Messi was in Egypt Tuesday as the face of an initiative to promote the North African...

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Orphanage Shut Down For Selling Babies In Eastern India

Two people running an adoption centre in West Bengal which is suspected of selling at least 17 children to couples...

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Magic Johnson Takes Charge In Major Lakers Shakeup

Earvin "Magic" Johnson, who sparked the Los Angeles Lakers to five NBA titles in the 1980s, was on Tuesday named...

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Israeli Soldier Gets 18 Months For Killing Palestinian

An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian...

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US Supreme Court Split On Border Shooting of Mexican Teen

The US Supreme Court appeared divided Tuesday as it weighed a thorny cross-border case involving the death of a young...

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US Sets Plan For Sweeping Crackdown On Nearly All Illegal Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal...