Articles by Kwame Mensah
Kenya’s Kipchoge Romps To Rio Marathon Gold
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Red-hot favourite Eliud Kipchoge stormed to a runaway gold medal in a wet men's marathon on...
Kerry In Kenya For Regional Security Talks
Nairobi (AFP) - With a peace deal unravelling in South Sudan and jihadist attacks continuing in Somalia, US Secretary...
Additional Funding For Kenya and Somalia
Today, Secretary of State John Kerry announced in Nairobi that the United States is providing more than $146 million in...
Former Head of Kenyan Athletics Dies Amid Corruption Probe
Nairobi (AFP) - The former head of athletics in Kenya, under investigation for corruption and a doping coverup, died on...
Signing of the Japan-Kenya Investment Agreement
1. On August 28, 2016, Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Kenya for the...
Kenya Sports Minister Wants Olympic Committee Disbanded
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's sports minister, under fire after a series of scandals and embarrassments at the Rio games, on...
Kenya’s World-Class Running Matched By World-Class Graft
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's runners impressed at the Rio Olympics, but to the country's shame its officials were equally...
Africa and Japan Emphasize the Need For A Strengthened Partnership
Preparation for the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-VI) began today with a Senior...
Top Kenyan Olympic Committee Official Arrested
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyan police on Friday arrested the secretary-general of the country's Olympic committee (NOCK) in the...
Three Top Kenyan Olympic Officials Arrested Over Rio ‘scandal’
Nairobi (AFP) - Three top Kenyan Olympics officials have been arrested as investigators probe allegations of...
Kenyan Police Raid Olympic Headquarters Over Corruption Scam
Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyan police raided the country's Olympic headquarters Saturday probing a corruption scam that saw...
Building Resilience In Civil Society In Kenya
The British Government funded Building Resilience In Civil Society (BRICS) programme is requesting Concepts from...
Kenyan Wins 2016 Norman Borlaug Award For Field Research And Application
A Kenyan research scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute based in Nairobi has won the 2016 Norman...
Boko Haram’s Shekau ‘wounded’ In Air Strike
Lagos (AFP) - Nigeria's military claimed Tuesday to have seriously injured Boko Haram's elusive leader Abubakar Shekau...
Number of People In Need of Food Assistance Grows In North-Eastern Nigeria
The number of people in need of food assistance in north-eastern Nigeria has risen to 4.5 million, nearly twice as many...
Kerry Warns Against Crackdowns As Nigeria Claims Boko Haram Leader ‘wounded’
Sokoto (Nigeria) (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday praised Nigeria for its recent gains against Boko...
Nigerian Arrested For Naming Dog Buhari
A Nigerian man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari and painted the name on both sides of the dog was...
Nigeria ‘terror Mastermind’ Appeals Conviction By S.Africa Court
Johannesburg (AFP) - A Nigerian jailed in Johannesburg for a series of terror attacks in his homeland on Wednesday...
Nigerian Banks Suspended From Forex Market, Seek Truce
Lagos (AFP) - Nine Nigerian lenders banned this week from foreign exchange trading for failing to remit some oil money...
‘Son’ of Boko Haram’s Founder Named Jihadi Head
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - When the Islamic State group appointed Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the head of Boko Haram early in...