Articles by Kwame Mensah
Talk of China Dog Meat Festival Ban All Bark, No Bite
Animal rights groups say dog meat has been banned at a controversial festival in China, but local restaurants claim...
Nearly 23,500 Cholera Cases, 242 Deaths In Yemen In Three Weeks
A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen has killed 242 people, and left nearly 23,500 others sick in the past three...
Japanese Animator Miyazaki To Make New Film
Oscar-winning Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, who announced in 2013 that he would stop making films, is coming out of...
I. Coast Economic ‘miracle’ Risks Morphing Into Mirage
Following a string of mutinies, plummeting cocoa prices, depressed growth and social unrest, Ivory Coast's economic...
Five Things To Know About the Japanese Royals
Japan is setting the stage for its first imperial abdication in two centuries after the government on Friday approved a...
What’s At Stake In Iran’s Presidential Election?
Iran's presidential election Friday is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline...
Macron Visits French Troops In Mali’s Restive North
President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in conflict-torn Mali to visit French troops fighting jihadists on his first...
Chinese Military Planes Intercept US Aircraft
Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American military plane over the East China Sea, media in the United States...
Chinese Rappers Rap South Korea Over THAAD
Sporting baseball caps, baggy pants and sneakers, a crew of young Chinese men strut down a long empty hallway toward an...
Syria Condemns Attack By US-Led Coalition
Syria on Friday condemned a US-led coalition strike on pro-government forces as a "brazen attack" and said it would...
Myanmar Widow Jailed For Throwing Hot Water On Child Servant
A Myanmar widow who threw boiling water on a 14-year-old servant leaving her with horrific burns has been jailed for...
Moscow Says US Coalition Strikes On Syrian Forces ‘unacceptable’
Russia on Friday condemned strikes by the US-led coalition against Syrian forces as "unacceptable", state media...
Sudan’s Bashir To Skip Trump-Muslim Summit
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, will not join an Islamic summit...
Dead Student’s Remains Found On Sunken S. Korea Ferry
A set of human remains retrieved from the salvaged Sewol ferry wreck has been identified as one of four students who...
Hero’s Welcome In Pyongyang For North’s Missile Developers
Thousands of men lined the streets of Pyongyang to give scientists and workers behind North Korea's latest missile test...
Wealth of Dangote, 4 Others Can End Poverty In Nigeria – Report
The wealth of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote and four other Nigerians is enough to end poverty in Africa’s...
Zimbabwe’s Economy Is ‘increasingly Fragile’
Despite a recent rebuttal by President Robert Mugabe that his country was not economically fragile, the British...
Ethiopia Reports Huge Revenue In Power Supply Over Last 10 Months
Ethiopia says it has earned over $165m in revenue for sale of electric power over the last 10 months. Out of the...
Syria Army Retakes Villages After Deadly IS Attack
The Syrian army has regained full control of two central villages from the Islamic State group after an attack that...
Japan Cabinet Approves Emperor Akihito Abdication Bill
The Japanese government has approved a one-off bill that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the...