Articles by Kwame Mensah
Rwanda To Control Presidential Candidates’ Social Media Use
There will be no spur of the moment Twitter rants by Rwanda's presidential candidates, as the election commission has...
Eight Candidates In the Running For Kenya Presidency
Kenya's electoral commission on Monday approved eight candidates to take part in the presidential election in August,...
Nearly 300,000 Evacuated As Cyclone Approaches Bangladesh
Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 300,000 people as Cyclone Mora barrelled towards its southeastern coast at speeds of...
White House Braces For More Scrutiny, Trump Defends Kushner
A rattled White House braced Monday for a fresh wave of scrutiny in the ever-widening investigation into Russian...
Final Evacuation From Rebel-Held Damascus District
More than 1,000 people quit a rebel-held district of Damascus Monday, its governor said, in the final phase of a deal...
Tiger Woods Arrested On Suspicion of Drunk Driving
Golf superstar Tiger Woods was arrested Monday in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or...
Egypt Announces Social Aid Programme Worth $2.5 Bln
Egypt announced Monday a social welfare programme worth $2.5 billion to include increased subsidies and tax exemptions...
6.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi
A shallow, 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit inland on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Monday, US seismologists...
Egypt and Russia Discuss Fight Against ‘terror’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday held talks in Cairo with Russia's foreign and defence ministers on...
S. Africa’s Zuma Survives Renewed Calls To Resign
South African President Jacob Zuma survived fresh calls within the ruling ANC party for him to resign, party officials...
EU Imposes Sanctions On Nine In DR Congo
The European Union imposed sanctions Monday on nine more officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid unrest...
Saudi Activist ‘deported’ From Qatar
Qatar has deported a Saudi human rights activist who was on his way to Norway where he hoped to seek asylum, a watchdog...
Mali Officials Deny Couple Stoned By ‘Islamists’
A threat by radical Islamists in northeast Mali to punish an unmarried couple with death by stoning finally was not...
DR Congo Authorises Trial of Experimental Ebola Vaccine
The Democratic Republic of Congo has approved using an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak of the virus in...
UN Warns 200,000 At Grave Risk In Last Stages of Mosul Battle
Up to 200,000 civilians caught between fanatical jihadists and advancing Iraqi forces are in grave danger in the final...
Iran Judiciary Chief Slams Rouhani Election Pledges
Iran's judiciary chief criticised moderate President Hassan Rouhani on Monday over his promises to release jailed...
Great Barrier Reef Can No Longer Be Saved
The Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved in its present form and is damaged beyond repair, scientists have warned....
Taiwan Steel Plant Opens In Vietnam After Fish Deaths
A Taiwanese steel firm behind a toxic waste dump that killed tonnes of fish in Vietnam last year started operations on...
Nepal Announces $12 Bn Budget Targeting High Growth
Nepal's government unveiled it's annual budget on Monday focused on allocating funds to newly elected local units and...
Yousuf Defends Sharjeel Khan’s Dot Balls In PSL Scandal
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf on Monday told a tribunal hearing spot-fixing charges against Sharjeel Khan...