Articles by Kwame Mensah
Jazz-Rock Fusion Pioneer Larry Coryell Dead At 73
Fusion pioneer Larry Coryell, one of the first guitarists to win an audience bringing a rock edge to the jazz guitar,...
China Football League Like ‘lightning In A Bottle’
China's astonishing spending spree on foreign players could all end in tears like the United States' first foray into...
First Female Coach Chan To Handle Men’s Team For 2017 AFC Champions League
Wednesday 22 February 2017 will be a special day for the Asian Football Confederation (the organisers of the AFC...
Higher Customer Traffic Boosts Wal-Mart’s Sales; Margins Under Pressure
Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT. N) on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected U.S. sales, helped by more customer visits to its...
US Sets Plan For Sweeping Crackdown On Nearly All Illegal Immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal...
Burger King’s Parent Buys Popeyes Chicken
Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Burger King and Canada's Tim Hortons donut shops, said Tuesday...
New Witness Is Key To Duterte Death Squad Probe
A probe into whether Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ran a death squad is making progress following crucial...
Foreign-Owned Shops Attacked In South Africa
More than 30 foreign-owned shops were looted last night in two neighbourhoods in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, a...
Did Mugabe Fumble In Interview?
South Africa's privately owned News24 site has given this account of President Robert Mugabe's interview with...
SA ‘Archbishop’ Convicted For Albino Woman’s Murder
South Africa's Times Live newspaper has a horrific story about the conviction of a traditional healer for murdering an...
Angola Football Stampede ‘sparked By Flawed Security’, Probe Says
An official investigation into a stampede that killed at least 17 fans at a football match in Angola has blamed...
Trump Condemns ‘horrible’ Anti-Semitism
US President Donald Trump has condemned dozens of violent threats made against US Jewish community centres in the past...
Palestinian Journalist Released After 10 Months In Israel Jail
A senior Palestinian journalist has been released after 10 months in an Israeli jail without charge, he told AFP on...
Trump Calls Anti-Semitic Threats ‘horrible,’ ‘painful’
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday decried anti-Semitic threats against Jewish community centers as "horrible" and...
Nigeria’s Buhari To Stay In London For ‘further Rest’
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari needs "further rest" so will extend his month-long medical stay in London, but...
Jolie Has Warm Words For Estranged Husband Pitt
Angelina Jolie had warm words for her estranged husband Brad Pitt and is optimistic about the future of their family,...
Syria Talks Remain Focussed On ‘political Transition’
Upcoming Syria peace talks remain focused on negotiating a "political transition" in the war-ravaged country, the UN...
China Delays Nuclear Reactor Start Again
Two nuclear reactors being built in the southern Chinese city of Taishan will come onstream months later than planned,...
Ukraine Tycoon Firtash Loses Vienna Appeal Against US Extradition
An Austrian appeals court on Tuesday authorised the extradition to the United States of Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro...
Ghana President Says ‘inherited’ Debts From Predecessor
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said Tuesday that he inherited an economy reeling from huge fiscal deficits, rising...