Articles by Kwame Mensah
Ivorian Rural Hamlet Marks Role In Slave Trade
The hamlet of Kanga Gnianze is absent from many maps of Ivory Coast, but the rural community attracted stars and...
Ghana Goldmine Death Toll Rises To 22
Twenty-two miners have now been declared dead after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, police said,...
US Job Creation Surges In June, Pointing To Market’s Resilience
US job creation returned with a roar in June, offering a dose of welcome news to the White House and offsetting fears...
Ringo Starr Pushes Love In New Music For Birthday
Ringo Starr celebrated his 77th birthday Friday with a call for more love in the world on a song from a new album that...
US Stocks Rise After Solid June Jobs Report
Wall Street stocks rose early Friday after the Labor Department reported the US added a better-than-expected 222,000...
US-Led Strikes Claim Another 119 Civilian Lives
A review of past air and artillery strikes has found that another 119 civilians were killed by the US-led coalition in...
Gun-Toting Duterte In Surprise Visit Near Warzone
A gun-toting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a surprise visit Friday to a military camp close to a city where...
67 Migrants Saved After Being Left For Dead In Niger Desert
Niger authorities rescued 67 West African migrants in Niger's northern desert this week after traffickers left them...
Top US Justice Officials To Visit Guantanamo
The top US justice officials are to visit the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Friday amid signs the Trump...
Heavy Regime Bombardment Reported Near Damascus
Government forces carried out heavy bombardment Friday of a rebel-held district on the eastern edge of the Syrian...
Bombed-Out Cafe Reopens In Aleppo’s Armenian Quarter
Taline Menassian still trembles when she steps into the Aleppo Armenian Society's open-air cafe, shaken by memories of...
Unimpressed President Donald Trump Stares Down Malcolm Turnbull At G20
There forecast may be for some fiery clashes at the G20, but the summit appeared to get off to a frosty start...
US Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 4.4% In June
US job creation rebounded in June while the unemployment rate ticked higher as more people entered the work force in...
FIFA Suspends Sudan For ‘government Interference’
FIFA said Friday it had suspended Sudan with immediate effect due to government interference in the Sudan Football...
US, German Doctors To Visit China’s Ill Nobel Winner
US and German doctors are set to visit China's cancer-stricken Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo this weekend,...
England’s Broad Frustrates South Africa After Root Test Epic
South Africa finally saw the back of England captain Joe Root before Stuart Broad's first Test fifty in four years...
What Is the Hebron Row?
The United Nations declared the Old City of Hebron a heritage site on Friday, sparking Israeli fury and Palestinian...
South Africa Axe Cheetahs, Kings From Super Rugby
South African teams Central Cheetahs and Southern Kings were ditched from Super Rugby Friday amid reports they will...
Melania Trump Stuck At Residence Over G20 Demos
US First Lady Melania Trump was stuck inside her guesthouse in Hamburg on Friday because of anti-G20 protests, her...
IS Kills Two Iraqi TV Journalists South of Mosul
Two Iraqi journalists working for Hona Salaheddin television in a village south of Mosul were killed by the Islamic...