Articles by Kwame Mensah
Derek Walcott Dies At Age 87 In St Lucia
Derek Walcott was one of the Caribbean's best known writers Nobel laureate poet Derek Walcott has died aged 87 at his...
Controversy In Benin Over Single-Term Presidency Plan
Many Africans have become accustomed to their leaders trying to cling to power at all costs, but in tiny Benin, the...
Iraq Forces Seize Ground In Mosul Old City
Iraqi forces said Friday they had seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the...
Man In Muslim Tunic ‘slits Throats of His Father and Brother’ In Paris
A man wearing a Muslim tunic has been arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his father and brother in a...
Islamic Cleric Threatens To Sue T.B. Joshua For Calling Jesus God
An angry Muslim cleric, Sheikh Hussaini Yusuf Mabera threatened to come really hard on highly revered Nigerian cleric,...
South African Court Averts Welfare Payments Crisis
One in three South Africans depends on the social grants South Africa's constitutional court has averted a crisis on...
UN Urges China To Act As Bird Flu Deaths Spike
The UN's food agency on Friday urged China to step up efforts to contain and eliminate a strain of bird flu which has...
Trump Accuses China of Doing ‘little’ To Contain North Korea
US President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of not doing enough to help contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions,...
UK Raps White House Over ‘ridiculous’ Trump Spy Claims
The White House will not repeat claims that British spies snooped on Donald Trump, Britain said on Friday after the UK...
US Industrial Output In February Flat, Manufacturing Gains
Manufacturing output posted its sixth straight increase in February, but unseasonably warm weather again dragged down...
Boko Haram’s Shekau Reappears, Criticises Cameroon ‘lies’
Boko Haram's elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide...
Israel Carries Out Air Strikes Inside Syria
Fighter jets bomb multiple targets, prompting Syrian retaliation with ground-to-air missiles, Israeli army says. The...
Pakistan Suspend Fifth Player In Spot-Fixing Case
Pakistan cricket authorities Friday charged and suspended international player Shahzaib Hasan in an ongoing case over...
India Beefs Up Security At Taj Mahal After IS Threat
India has boosted security at the Taj Mahal after a pro-Islamic State group reportedly warned of attacks in the country...
Indian Farmer Wins Train In Legal Fight With Railway
An Indian farmer's battle for proper compensation for land seized to build a railway reached an unexpected conclusion...
Iran Pilgrims To Join This Year’s Hajj
Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year's annual hajj, Saudi Arabia said on Friday, after an absence last year...
Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Ship and Crew Without Ransom
Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker on Monday have released the ship and its eight Sri Lankan crew members. The...
Yemen Migrant Boat Attack Killed 31, Says UN
The UN has confirmed the deaths of refugees after reports that 31 Somalis were killed in a helicopter gunship strike on...
I Will Address Issues That Affect Our People – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, said his commitment to better the lots of the citizenry was the main reason he would not...
Dozens of Somali Refugees Shot Dead In Red Sea Attack
Dozens of Somali refugees including women and children have been shot dead aboard a boat on the Red Sea, Yemeni...