Articles by Kwame Mensah
President Trump, Please Don’t Fire Sean Spicer
Trump might be canceling the Spicer show. There's been one silver lining to the Trump administration so far: It has...
UN Wants More Than $1bn To Help With South Sudan
Neighbouring countries are struggling to cope with the refugees crossing over from South Sudan UN aid agencies are...
US-Led Strike On IS-Held Syria Town Kills 23 Civilians
Islamic State jihadists established a caliphate in 2014 after seizing a large swathe of territory in Iraq and Syria,...
Conservative Ghalibaf Withdraws From Iran Presidential Race
Conservative Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from Iran's presidential race on Monday, just days before...
Germany Slams Turkey’s Refusal To Let MPs Visit NATO Base
Germany on Monday slammed Turkey's refusal to allow its lawmakers to visit a NATO base near Syria and warned it could...
Russia, Saudi Call For Oil Output Deal Extension
The world's biggest oil producers Russia and Saudi Arabia on Monday called for extending an output reduction deal ahead...
Israel Broadcaster Enters New Era After Tearful Farewell
Israel's new public broadcaster went live Monday after reforms to television and radio stations, seen as integral to...
Nastase Sorry For Racist Remark About Serena Williams
Romanian tennis great Ilie Nastase apologised for derogatory comments about former world number one Serena Williams,...
Femi Kuti ‘breaks Sax World Record’.
A week after just missing out on the world record Nigerian musician Femi Kuti can now claim the title of the person who...
S.Africa Court To Rule On Zuma Confidence Vote
South Africa's highest court was to decide Monday whether lawmakers can cast secret ballots in a no-confidence vote in...
Stephen Colbert Responds To Trump’s Insults
Some people would be upset if the president of the United States said they had no talent, but Stephen Colbert was...
Trump’s Lawyers Say His Tax Returns Show Few Russia Dealings
Lawyers for President Trump have released a letter asserting that the past 10 years of Trump's federal tax returns...
Lyft Partners With Alphabet’s Waymo To Launch Self-Driving Cars
Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet, has reached an agreement with ridesharer Lyft to test...
Palestinian President Kicks Off India Visit With Tech Tour
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began a three-day visit to India on Monday with a tour of an IT facility that is...
Toyota Eyes ‘flying Car’ Future
Toyota has its sights set on a Blade Runner future as the Japanese automaker backs a move to launch a flying car in...
South Sudanese Refugees Need $1.4 Bn This Year
The United Nations said Monday that $1.4 billion (1.3 billion euros) was needed this year alone to help the nearly two...
Moon’s Win Shows ‘longing’ For Change
A North Korean diplomat said Monday the election victory by left-leaning South Korean President Moon Jae-In reflected...
Shooting In Abidjan and Bouake
Heavy gunfire has erupted in Ivory Coast's two biggest cities, as a mutiny in the army enters its fourth day. The...
North Korea Says New Rocket Can Carry Nuclear Warhead
North Korea said on Monday it had successfully launched a new type of ballistic missile in its latest test which it...
Civilians, Peacekeepers Killed In CAR
Armed militias targeting Muslims in the remote Central African Republic town of Bangassou in recent days have killed up...