Articles by Kwame Mensah
Kenya To Start Direct U.S. Flights After Security Clearance
The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has achieved the Category One status that will allow for direct flights...
Pope Suggests ‘better To Be Atheist Than Hypocritical Catholic’
Pope Francis delivered another criticism of some members of his own Church on Thursday, suggesting it is better to be...
Crowds Gather For S.Africa Anti-Immigration March
At least 300 people gathered for an anti-immigration march in the South African capital Pretoria on Friday, as...
Aliko Dangote Africa’s Richest Man
Aliko Dangote is Africa's richest man, with an estimated net worth of $12.2 billion, according to Forbes. Dangote...
Iraq Forces Enter First West Mosul Neighbourhood
Elite Iraqi forces on Friday entered a west Mosul neighbourhood for the first time since the start four months ago of...
Ethiopian Airlines To Host International Aviation Symposium
TThe Ethiopian Airlines announced that it would host the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Global...
Amnesty Report Says Kenya Tops Africa In Extrajudicial Killings
Kenya has been ranked top in Africa in cases of police shootings and killing of civilians according to a report by...
Suicide Bomber Kills 29 Near Syria Town Taken From IS
A suicide bomber killed 29 people, most of them rebels, on Friday near the Syrian town of Al-Bab, which they had taken...
Beyonce Pulls Out of Headlining Coachella Festival ‘on Doctor’s Orders’
Beyonce has pulled out of performing at California's Coachella music festival in April under doctor's orders. The...
Pakistan Says Gas Leak, Not Bomb, Behind Lahore Blast
An explosion that killed seven people and caused panic in the Pakistani city of Lahore was caused by a gas leak and not...
Anti-Immigrant March Expected In Pretoria
In the past days there have been xenophobic attacks on Nigerian immigrants in South Africa A group calling itself the...
Rockets Spoil Cousins’ Pelicans Debut
The Houston Rockets shot down new-look New Orleans 129-99 on Thursday, spoiling the Pelicans debut of DeMarcus Cousins...
‘Record’ Anti-Venom Dose Saves Boy From Deadly Australian Spider
A 10-year-old Australian boy has survived a bite from one of the world's deadliest spiders after taking a record 12...
60 Years After Japan Army Husband Fled, Vietnam War Bride Clings To…
It's been more than sixty years since Nguyen Thi Xuan's husband, a Japanese soldier, left her in Vietnam, but the...
The Banned, Deadly Nerve Agent That Killed Kim
As Malaysian toxicologists reveal that the banned nerve agent VX was used in the airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam,...
Barcelona Launch Major Football Academy In China
Ronaldinho launched a Barcelona academy for about 1,000 students in China on Friday as the world's most populous nation...
N. Korea Has Large Chemical Weapons Stockpile
North Korea has up to 5,000 tonnes of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said Friday, including the toxin used to...
East Libya Bans Travel For Those Aged Between 18 and 45
Eastern Libya has banned men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 from travelling abroad without permission. The...
South Africa’s Zuma Condemns Violence Against Foreigners
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence between citizens and non-nationals, his office said...
Japan Punches Time Clock Early For ‘Premium Friday’
Japan's Prime Minister will spend Friday afternoon meditating while staff at some of the country's biggest firms are...