Articles by Kwame Mensah
What Is the Two-State Solution?
The idea of a Palestinian state existing alongside Israel has been the basis of decades of international efforts to end...
Iran’s Rouhani Begins Gulf Tour To Soothe Relations
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Oman on Wednesday as part of a regional tour to improve relations with Gulf...
Syria Rebels Head To Astana Talks
Syrian rebel figures were en route to the Kazakh capital on Wednesday for fresh talks on reinforcing a faltering...
Tunisian Fashion Designers Look To Past For Inspiration
Traditional embroidery on modern dresses, men's robes turned into women's jackets -- Tunisian designers are making...
Warm Weather Saps US Industrial Output In January
Unusually high temperatures last month prompted a sharp decline in the need for heating, which dragged down overall US...
Less Than 1% of Nigeria’s Currency Is Fake – Central Bank
This is in response to a claim by a former deputy CBN chief who said 20% of the currency used by Africa’s most...
In Ghana, Post-Election Fiscal Crunch Is Politics As Normal
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken power with ambitious plans to revive once spectacular economic growth, only...
G20 Foreign Ministers To Tackle Fight Against Poverty In Africa
G20 foreign ministers will discuss ways to fight poverty in Africa, strengthen governmental institutions and better...
Lufthansa Agrees Pay Deal With Pilot Union
The dispute has seen pilots take part in 15 strikes Lufthansa has struck a deal to solve a five-year-long dispute with...
Drogba Changed English Football
Former England striker Michael Owen says Didier Drogba’s arrival at Chelsea in 2004 changed the role of the modern...
Nervous NATO Allies Put On Brave Face For Trump Era
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nervous European allies put a brave face on the troubled debut of President Donald Trump's...
Shanghai SIPG Sign Ex-Madrid Defender Carvalho
Shanghai SIPG confirmed Wednesday the signing of former Real Madrid and Chelsea player Ricardo Carvalho, the official...
US Inflation Hits Fastest Pace In 4 Years
US consumer prices in January rose at their fastest pace in nearly four years, a fresh sign that a pickup in inflation...
France’s Le Pen To Visit Lebanon
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen will visit Lebanon next week for talks with leaders of Paris's former...
Trump Denies Talk of Russian Connection As ‘non-Sense’
Michael Flynn (right) was an early supporter of Donald Trump's bid for the presidency and encouraged him to adopt...
UAE Envoy To Kabul Dies of Wounds From January Bombing
The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Afghanistan has died of wounds sustained in a January 10 bombing in Kandahar...
Alleged ‘horse Killer’ In Fray As Indian State Casts Vote
A politician fighting to clear his name over the death of a celebrity horse was among candidates trying to woo voters...
Oil Attacks In 2016 Cost Nigeria Up To $100bln
Militant attacks on key oil facilities last year reduced Nigeria's output by one million barrels per day, resulting in...
Kenya’s Catchy Pop Hit That Took the World By Storm
The story of a 1980s Kenyan pop song which became an unlikely global hit One evening in 1979 Teddy Kalanda Harrison, a...
West Mosul Eating Once A Day and Bracing For Worse
As the noose tightens around holdout jihadists in west Mosul, so does the belt around the waists of hundreds of...