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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SpaceX Halts Launch of Rocket Carrying Cargo From Historic NASA Pad

SpaceX will have to wait at least another day to launch from NASA's historic moon pad. The unmanned Falcon rocket...

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SpaceX Postpones Rocket Launch Due To Engine Glitch

SpaceX scrubbed its planned Dragon cargo launch to the International Space Station just seconds before liftoff on...

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PSA’s Chief Seeks Meeting With British PM On Planned Vauxhall Takeover

PSA Group's (PEUP. PA) Chief Executive Officer has asked for a meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on the...

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Jim Mattis In Middle East For First Time As Pentagon Chief

US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, his first trip to the Middle East...

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Iran Sees Oil Output Reaching 4 Million Bpd By April, Aims For 4.7 Million Bpd

Iran said in January its daily output was close to 3.9 million barrels. Iran expects its oil production to reach 4...

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Ultimate Teamers Rejoice! FIFA 17 Announce Ratings

EA Sports have announced the immediate upgrade – and downgrade – of selected players in their popular video game...

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Ander Herrera Tips United To Defend FA Cup Title

Ander Herrera is cofident that Manchester United boast the strength in depth to defend the FA Cup - a competition he...

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Iraq’s Bashiqa Brings Back the Booze To Clear IS Hangover

Surrounded by the ruins of pastel-coloured buildings still bearing slogans glorifying the Islamic State's "caliphate",...

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SpaceX Poised To Launch Cargo From Historic NASA Pad

An unmanned SpaceX spaceship carrying food and equipment to the astronauts living at the International Space Station is...

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US Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Defends World Slalom Title In St Moritz

American Mikaela Shiffrin re-wrote the history books Saturday by laying down two near-perfect runs to convincingly win...

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New Chief of South India State Wins Bitter Confidence Vote

The new chief minister of India's Tamil Nadu state won a confidence vote in the regional assembly Saturday, hours after...

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Mexicans Form ‘human Wall’ Along US Border To Protest Trump

Thousands of Mexicans linked arms to form a "human wall" on their country's border with the United States, protesting...

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China Suspends Coal Imports From North Korea

China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea for the rest of the year, Beijing said Saturday, depriving...

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Morocco Stregthens Ties With Ghana

President Akufo-Addo welcomed King Mohammed of Morocco to the Flagstaff House yesterday The bilateral relations between...

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The 30 Year-Old Nigerian Entrepreneur Who Helped 3 African Presidents Get Elected

“This is the man with the golden touch,” Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo excitedly told a guest in full glare of...

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Roadside Bomb Kills 12 Afghans Including Children, UN Says

The UN has condemned the killing of 12 Afghans, including eight children returning from school, by a roadside bomb in...

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If Mugabe Dies, We Will Still Field Him As A Candidate-Wife Says

The wife of Zimbabwe’s president, Grace Mugabe, is courting controversy after she said that her husband, Robert...

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Iran In New Military Drills Despite US Warnings

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard is to conduct military drills next week, a senior commander announced Saturday,...

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‘US Will Always Be Your Greatest Ally’

US Vice-President Mike Pence Saturday pledged an "unwavering" commitment to transatlantic ties, in an emphatic...

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Man Taking Selfie Among Seven Dead In Iran Storms

A man taking a selfie after an Iranian dam burst was among at least seven people killed as floods, avalanches and dust...