Articles by Kwame Mensah
Tanzanian MP Arrested For Insulting ‘problematic’ Magufuli
A female Tanzanian MP has been arrested for allegedly insulting President John Magufuli, who is seen as increasingly...
Calls For Clarity Over Nigeria’s Absent President
The president of Africa's most populous nation was last seen in public two months ago and since the start of 2017, he's...
S.Africa’s Zuma Tries To Quell High-Risk Succession Battle
South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday sought to calm an increasingly fractious battle to succeed him that is...
Israel To Lift Ban On Politicians Visiting Holy Site
Israel will lift a two-year-old ban preventing politicians visiting a Jerusalem holy site for five days later this...
US Soldier Killed In Afghanistan’s Helmand
A US soldier has been killed and two others wounded in an attack in Afghanistan's Helmand province, US military...
Gritty Nishikori Downs Stakhovsky In Wimbledon Heat
Kei Nishikori dug deep to keep his Wimbledon challenge alive as the Japanese star ground out a 6-4, 6-7 (7/9), 6-1, 7-6...
‘Indian Spiderman’ Escapes Drug Ban
India's anti-doping agency Wednesday revoked the suspension of veteran goalkeeper Subrata Paul after the footballer...
Rappers Azalea, Banks Put Aside Bitter Feud
Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks -- two leading women in hip-hop who were embroiled in a bitter, racially tinged row --...
Jerusalem Aquarium Set To Open
Jerusalem is a good distance from the sea, but residents and visitors will soon be able to view specimens of Israel's...
Merkel Pledges Star Treatment For China’s Panda ‘envoys’
Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Wednesday to make China's new "special envoys" feel welcome in Berlin, as she unveiled...
Five Bodies Spotted In Collapsed Ghana Mine
Five bodies were spotted in an illegal goldmine that collapsed in Ghana, a government official said Wednesday, as the...
Root ‘excited’ To Lead England At Last Against S. Africa
Joe Root says he feels excited by the prospect of finally leading England in a Test on the eve of the South Africa...
Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul After PM Fetes ‘victory’
Iraqi forces battled the last Islamic State group holdouts in Mosul on Wednesday, a day after the country's premier...
Kenya’s Main Candidates Pull Out of Televised Election Debate
Both Kenya's leading presidential contenders have pulled out of two planned televised debates ahead of the August 8...
Holiday Weekened Leaves More Than 100 Gunfire Victims In Chicago
The United States celebrated Independence Day with a long weekend of barbecues and fireworks, but in violence-plagued...
New York Police Officer Shot and Killed In Vehicle
A New York officer was shot and killed Wednesday while sitting in a marked police vehicle in what authorities called an...
US Stocks Pressured By Weak Oil Shares
Petroleum-linked shares tumbled early Wednesday, on lower oil prices, pressuring US stocks, while some big technology...
US Envoy Haley Leading Anti-Palestinian ‘crusade’
A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday blasted US President Donald Trump's United Nations envoy, accusing her of...
Music Streaming Keeps Booming In US In 2017
This file photo taken on June 29, 2017 shows a New York City bus with an advertisement for rapper Jay-Z's album "4:44"...
Israel Court Rejects Demand To Demolish Home of Jewish Assailants
Israel's top court has rejected a demand that the state demolish the homes of Jewish extremists who murdered a...