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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Mind-Altering Drug Use Spikes Among Older Americans

The number of older Americans taking multiple prescription drugs such as tranquilizers, antidepressants, antipsychotics...

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Why Has the UAE Chosen Somaliland?

The Horn of Africa is strategic for Gulf nations because of ongoing military operations in Yemen and in the long term...

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Trump Faces Questions Over ‘outdoor Situation Room’

Social media posts of Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe huddling with aides in a public dining room after North Korea's...

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New Zealand’s Gibbes Gets Ulster Coach Role

Jono Gibbes is to become Ulster's new head coach for the 2017/18 northern hemisphere season, the Irish province...

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Turkey’s Erdogan In Saudi On Gulf Tour

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday to further strengthen ties as part...

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Super Bowl Not My Greatest Game, Says Brady

Tom Brady may have set a slew of records in the New England Patriots' Super Bowl miracle win against the Atlanta...

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Trump and Zuma Hold Their Phone Call

The South African presidency said in a statement: President Jacob Zuma and President Donald Trump of the United States...

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Kenya Doctors Expand Strike After Leaders Jailed

The jail sentences have sparked fury among doctors The jail sentences have sparked fury among doctors The jail...

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Trump Greets Trudeau At the White House

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined Donald Trump for talks about women at work, on his first White House...

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Taiwan Tour Bus Crash Kills Dozens

Thirty-two people were killed and 13 injured after their tour bus overturned on a road near Taiwan's capital, Taipei,...

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32 Dead In Taiwan’s Worst Highway Accident For Decades

A Taiwan bus taking elderly local tourists home from visiting seasonal cherry blossoms careered off a highway Monday...

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Two Girls Shot In Head In Chicago

Two young girls were shot in the head over the weekend in Chicago in separate incidents, leaving both in a critical...

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Delayed Syria Peace Talks To Resume Next Week

Delayed UN-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending Syria's civil war will resume on February 23 in Geneva, a few days...

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Chinese Designer Lights Up NY With Gender Bending Show

Chinese designer Calvin Luo may be only 21, but his gender bending New York runway show and display of app-controlled...

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Four Killed At Tignes Ski Resort

At least four people have died in an avalanche at the ski resort of Tignes in south-eastern France, rescuers say. The...

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Iraq Hits IS Commanders, Baghdadi Fate Unclear

The Iraqi air force has targeted a meeting of commanders from the Islamic State group that its leader Abu Bakr...

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Erdogan Calls For Safe Zone In Northern Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Ankara wanted to establish a "safe zone" in northern Syria free of...

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Netanyahu To Test Trump Policy At Washington Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who warmly welcomed Donald Trump's election as US president, will visit the...

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8.2 Percent of the World’s Facebook Users Are In African Countries

Facebook beat Wall Street expectations for sales and user growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, and it credits...

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Tesla Takes On Gulf Gas Guzzlers

Electric carmaker Tesla announced the opening of a new Gulf headquarters Monday in Dubai, aiming to conquer an oil-rich...