Articles by Kwame Mensah
Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan Taking TED To India TV
Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan charmed a TED Conference crowd Thursday, sharing his life and playfully portraying...
All Eyes On Philippines’ Gum-Chewing, Cursing Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hosts Southeast Asian leaders this week, and there is much interest in how the...
Trump Says ‘major, Major’ Conflict With North Korea Possible
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday a major conflict with North Korea is possible in the standoff over its...
Raptors Beat Bucks In Six Games To Advance
DeMar DeRozan delivered 32 points as the Toronto Raptors rebounded after blowing a 25-point second half lead to defeat...
Thai Folk Music Strikes A Global Chord
Hipsters in flowing skirts and crop tops sway to the Thai band's hypnotic groove at an exclusive music festival in...
Afghan Taliban Announce Start of ‘spring Offensive’
The Afghan Taliban announced Friday the start of their "spring offensive", saying they would target foreign forces in...
Southeast Asia’s Leaders Steer Away From Democracy
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war is part of a worrying assault on human rights and democracy...
Mandela’s Granddaughter Addresses Anti-Zuma Rally
The eldest granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, Ndileka Mandela, has addressed a large crowd of demonstrators who are...
Kenyatta Takes Swipe At Presidential Rival
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has dismissed the opposition National Super Alliance's (NSA) line-up for the 8 August...
Civilians ‘cut Off Without Water’ Over South Sudan Clashes
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) charity says that in the past three days 25,000 South Sudanese have been...
Shock After Death of Gabonese ‘monument of Football’ Apanga
Defender Moise Brou Apanga played 33 times for Gabon including at two Africa Cup of Nations Tributes have been paid to...
Jubilation As Sentence of Chad’s Ex-Ruler Upheld
About a dozen people in a court room in Senegal's capital, Dakar, jumped up and down, crying "We won!" when an appeals...
Cheap Drug Tackles Death In Childbirth
Severe bleeding after childbirth is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide A cheap drug has been shown to stop...
Ex-Chadian Leader’s Life Sentence Upheld
An appeals court in Senegal has upheld the life sentence given to Chad's former leader HIssene Habre for crimes against...
Race On For Kenya’s Presidency
With elections in Kenya only 102 days way, the main opposition alliance is running out of time to name its candidate....
DRCongo, Home To A Tenth of the World’s Languages
"I haven't once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I've lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine children speak...
FIFA Fines Albania $100,000 For Fan Disorder In Italy
FIFA has fined the Albanian soccer federation 100,000 Swiss francs ($100,500) for improper conduct by fans who forced a...
At UN, Tillerson Makes Case For Tougher Stance On N. Korea
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to push for a tougher response...
Pope Francis Heads For Egypt As ‘pilgrim of Peace’
Pope Francis flies to Egypt Friday for a visit aimed at fostering reconciliation with the Muslim world against the...
Concussion Ends All Black Broadhurst’s Career
One-Test All Black James Broadhurst announced his retirement from rugby on Friday, saying he had been unable to shake...