Articles by Kwame Mensah
Sudan’s First PM Since 1989 Coup Takes Oath
A former army general and top aide to President Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Thursday as Sudan's first prime minister...
George W. Bush Exhibits His Portraits of US War Veterans
After putting down his executive pen former US President George W. Bush picked up a paint brush -- and the hobby has...
Lord Coe Says Progress Is Being Made
IAAF president Lord Coe says that the Russian authorities have "grasped the enormity of the challenge" as they tackle...
Kenya Tipped To Create 7,500 Super Rich People In 9 Years
Kenya has been tipped to create at least 7,500 new dollar millionaires in the next nine years as Nairobi grows to be...
Hungry and Afraid, Mosul Civilians Flee
The gunshot rang out as civilians tried to escape the west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are battling jihadists, killing...
Olympic Chiefs Get Tough Over Tokyo 2020 Golf Venue
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday issued a sharp warning to the private club set to host golf at...
War of Words After Death of North Korean
The murder of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother in a crowded Malaysian airport has made headlines...
Bali Prosecutors Seek One-Year Jail For UK Ex-War Reporter
Indonesian prosecutors Thursday demanded a one-year jail term for a British former war correspondent on trial for...
Beauty and the Beast To Feature Disney’s First Gay Character and Love Scene
The live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast will feature Disney's first ever gay character and love scene. US actor...
Suspected Militia Kidnaps Five Workers At Banro Mine In East Congo
Suspected militiamen have kidnapped five workers, including one French national, a Tanzanian and three Congolese, at...
Traders Ban Pepsi, Coca-Cola To Support Local Products
Traders in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu have banned the sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in favour of local...
Tanzania Civil Society Urges Govt To Respect Basic Freedoms
Tanzanian civil society organisations have launched a year-long campaign calling on the government to respect freedom...
Japan Emperor Meets Vietnam Kin of Tokyo’s WWII Soldiers
Japan's royal couple on Thursday listened to the tearful stories of Vietnamese children who were abandoned by their...
Nigeria Government Officially Endorses Pinnick
The Nigerian government, through the Youth and Sports Ministry, has further endorsed the candidature of Nigeria...
U.S. Dollar Stocks Continue To Decline
A NEW report has raised fears that the United States dollar could be completely wiped out of the Zimbabwean market,...
A Woman Survives Ebola But Not Pregnancy In Africa
Salome Karwah fought past civil war and a deadly virus. But in Liberia, becoming a mother is too often a killer. By the...
Ethiopia ‘thwarts Attack On Grand Renaissance Dam’
Once completed, the site will be Africa's largest hydropower dam Ethiopia says it has thwarted a planned attack by an...
Disney’s First ‘exclusive Gay Moment’
Disney is to move firmly into a new era as it introduces its first “exclusively gay moment”, disclosing the new...
Protesters Vow To Shut Zimbabwe Down
ZIMBABWE'S impoverished civil servants will join the social movement in a massive industrial action set to bring the...
Saudi King Urges Fight Against Terrorism On Indonesia Trip
Saudi Arabia's King Salman called Thursday for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia's parliament...