Articles by Kwame Mensah
Myanmar Police Hunt Scavengers Who Found Huge Jade Boulder
Police are hunting five gem scavengers who discovered a huge jade boulder at a mine in northern Myanmar after a senior...
Nigeria’s Buhari Absent Again From Cabinet Meeting
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari failed to show up for a weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday, despite assurances...
Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low
Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the world's largest...
Long Jump World Record Holder Criticises Rewrite Plans
Plans to rewrite world records set before 2005 are "disrespectful, an injustice and a slap in the face", says former...
President Buhari Not As Ill As Perceived
Nigeria's first lady Aisha Buhari has said that her husband is not as sick as is being perceived. She tweeted that...
Black Painting Pioneers Break Award Age Barrier
Lubaina Himid was made an MBE in 2010 One of Britain's leading black female artists, Lubaina Himid, has become the...
Saudi Court Orders Crane Deaths Trial To Go Ahead
A Saudi appeals court has ordered about a dozen people accused of negligence in a deadly 2015 crane collapse at Islam's...
US Tests Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The US Air Force test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California early Wednesday, the...
Apple’s IPhone Sales In Surprise Drop
Apple sold fewer iPhones than a year ago in the first three months of 2017, the company said in its latest results. The...
China’s HNA Becomes Deutsche Bank’s Biggest Shareholder
Deutsche Bank boss John Cryan is looking for ways to return the firm to profitability Chinese conglomerate HNA has...
ITV Chief Executive Adam Crozier Steps Down
ITV's chief executive Adam Crozier, who is credited with helping to turn around the broadcaster's fortunes, is to step...
Half of Us Aren’t Happy To Discuss Mental Health At Work
Half of us aren't happy to discuss mental health at work It took Oliver Thompson-Smith four years to feel confident...
Voters Disillusioned Ahead of Algeria Poll
In Sidi Mhamed, a drab satellite town southwest of Algiers, residents are struggling to make ends meet, stay safe and...
Syria Rebels ‘suspend’ Participation In Astana Peace Talks
Syrian rebels on Wednesday said they were suspending their participation as a latest round of peace talks began in...
Kenya Government ‘hostile’ To Rights Activists
The government of Kenya is hostile towards human rights activists and organisations, according to a report issued...
Facebook, Apple Logos Removed From Thai Royal Funeral Statue
Apple, Facebook and Google logos have been removed from a giant statue of a mythical beast that will stand inside the...
Turkey To Block Wikipedia ‘until It Removes False Content’
Turkey will not allow access to Wikipedia inside the country until rulings ordering the online encyclopedia to remove...
Boko Haram Leader Shekau ‘injured In Air Strike’
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau has been injured and one of his deputies killed in an air strike in northeast...
UK Will ‘not Pay EUR100bn Divorce Bill’ Says Davis
Brexit: UK will 'not pay €100bn divorce bill' says Davis The UK will not pay a €100bn (£85bn) "divorce bill" to...
Kabul Bomb Attack Targeting Nato Convoy Kills Eight
A suicide attack on a convoy belonging to the Nato mission in Afghanistan has killed at least eight people in Kabul,...