Articles by Kwame Mensah
South Sudan Minister Defects To Rebels
South Sudan's three-year old civil war has displaced more than 3.5 million people A South Sudanese minister has...
Zimbabwe Protest Pastor Hints of Challenging Mugabe In 2018 Polls
Pastor Evan Mawarire, the Zimbabwean activist behind the #ThisFlag movement, has hinted that he could stand in...
Suicide Bombers Die In Failed Attack In Nigeria
As many as seven suicide bombers, six of them women, have blown themselves up while trying to attack the northeast...
Antique Busts Ruined In Palmyra Will Return To Syria
Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group's destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra will soon be heading...
Cyclone Dineo Batters Southern Mozambique, Killing 7
Cyclone Dineo killed seven people, injured 55 and affected hundreds of thousands across southern Mozambique, the...
Former Hong Kong Leader Is Found Guilty of Misconduct
Former Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang was convicted today on one count of misconduct. The sentencing will be...
US and Iran Face Off In Wrestling Final
As the US and Iran lock horns over sanctions and missile tests, athletes from the two countries will grapple each other...
Election Risks, Retail Sales Hurt Pound and Euro
Falls for the euro and the pound dominated trade in the major global currencies on Friday, hit by a combination of...
Kraft Says Unilever Rejected Merger Offer
Kraft Heinz said Friday it had made an offer to Dutch giant Unilever to merge both companies, creating a leading...
Ex-Hong Kong Leader Guilty of Misconduct In Corruption Trial
Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was Friday found guilty of misconduct during his time at the helm of the city in a...
Oil Prices Slip As High Stocks Overshadow OPEC Cuts
Oil slipped on Friday, pressured by growing global stocks, while expectations that an oil output cut by producers might...
German Parents Told To Destroy Cayla Dolls Over Hacking Fears
An official watchdog in Germany has told parents to destroy a talking doll called Cayla because its smart technology...
Mentor of Samsung Scion Seen Stepping Up After Lee Arrest
The arrest of Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee on bribery charges could hamper decisions on strategic investments and...
Hundreds of Migrants Storm Fence To Reach Spanish Enclave of Ceuta
Several hundred migrants have stormed a six-metre (20 ft) security fence that separates Morocco from Ceuta, a Spanish...
Hundreds of Migrants Enter Spain From Morocco
Hundreds of migrants stormed the border between Morocco and Spain at Ceuta on Friday, days after Morocco warned the EU...
‘Shadowy Assassins’ Murder Hundreds In the Philippines
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte may have ordered police to withdraw from his brutal drug war, but the bodies...
US Tycoon Robert Durst Admitted Murdering Friend, Witness Says
New York property tycoon Robert Durst confessed to carrying out the murder of close friend Susan Berman, a witness...
Tillerson Urges China ‘to Help Rein In N. Korea’
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (left) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi take their seats before a meeting at...
Apple To Start India Manufacturing In Coming Months With IPhone SE
Apple Inc will in the coming months start assembling its lower-priced iPhone SE models at a contract manufacturer's...
Zimbabwe Protest Pastor Mawarire Says May Stand Against Mugabe
A Zimbabwean pastor who led a popular protest movement last year against strongman President Robert Mugabe said Friday...