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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Obesity In Pregnancy Is Linked To Epilepsy Risk

Being overweight or obese in the first trimester of pregnancy has been linked to a higher risk of bearing a child with...

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UK-Spain Tensions Flare Over Gibraltar As Brexit Talks Begin

The future of Gibraltar has become the first dispute of the Brexit talks, with tensions flaring between the EU, Britain...

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St. Petersburg Metro Explosion

South Africa's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that...

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Machine Learning May Fix Ad Placement Dispute

Google on Monday said it will apply machine smarts and outside eyes to help ensure brands don't find ads paired with...

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Liberals Feel Lure of Survivalism In Age of Trump

Survivalism -- the stockpiling of food and otherwise preparing for a possible end of civilization -- is often...

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New Sex Harassment Suit Against Fox News, Ousted Chief

Fox News and its ousted chief Roger Ailes were hit Monday with a fresh sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a female...

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Trump Son-In-Law Kushner Visits Iraq, Meets PM

President Donald Trump's son-in-law and top aide Jared Kushner visited Baghdad Monday with the US's top military...

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Regime Strikes Kill 22 Civilians Near Damascus

Air strikes by Syrian warplanes on a rebel-held region near Damascus killed at least 22 civilians on Monday, the Syrian...

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No More Bok ‘chaos’, Vows Coetzee

South Africa coach Allister Coetzee vowed Monday that the defensive "chaos" of last season will not reoccur when they...

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Seven Charged Over Asylum Teen Attack In Croydon

The boy was waiting at a bus stop in Croydon with two friends when he was chased and then attacked Two sets of siblings...

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Russia Probes ‘act of Terror’ After Metro Blast Kills 10

Russia opened a probe into a suspected "act of terror" Monday after 10 people were killed and dozens more injured in a...

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Surge In Coal Pollution Led To Smaller Newborns

In fresh evidence about the dangers of coal pollution, a scientist on Monday said a switch to coal-fired power in a...

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US Conducts Around 20 More Strikes In Yemen

US aircraft have conducted about 20 additional air strikes on Al-Qaeda in Yemen in recent days, the Pentagon said...

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Remains of Ancient Pyramid Found In Egypt

The remains of an Egyptian pyramid built around 3,700 years ago have been discovered near the well-known "bent pyramid"...

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Graphene-Based Sieve Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water

A UK-based team of researchers has created a graphene-based sieve capable of removing salt from seawater. The...

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Trump Hosts Sisi In Landmark Visit, Praises ‘fantastic Job’ In Egypt

President Donald Trump put human rights controversies aside to warmly welcome Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the White House...

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Twitter Drops Egg Icon In Battle With Internet ‘trolls’

An egg icon that for years marked profiles of new Twitter users was gone Monday, a victim of "trolls" who often hid...

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Trump Backs Sisi As He Seeks To ‘reboot’ US-Egypt Ties

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is visiting the White House for the first time since he led the military's...

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China Sets Target For 80% of Citizens To Speak Mandarin By 2020

Only 40% of people in some rural parts of China speak the national dialect China has said that it wants 80% of its...

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Martin Lawrence Proposes To Girlfriend, 5 Years After Divorce

Martin Lawrence and his new girlfriend American actor and comedian, Martin Lawrence is getting married again five years...