Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Breakthrough AI-Driven Technology Targets Cancer and Alzheimer’s Treatment, Scientists Reveal

Jide AdesinaSeptember 5, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 5, 20240983

HARARE – A team of researchers led by Professor Simon Mukwembi has made a significant breakthrough in cancer and Alzheimer’s treatment, using an advanced AI-based...

China Elevates Ties with Africa, Unveils 10 Partnership Actions at 2024 FOCAC Summit

Jide AdesinaSeptember 5, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 5, 202401062

BEIJING – China and Africa have strengthened their collaborative efforts toward modernization, as Chinese President Xi Jinping announced an upgrade in China-Africa relations and unveiled...

BUSINESS Africa Power

Ghana’s Parliament Approves $250M World Bank Loan for Energy Sector Recovery After Initial Rejection

Jide AdesinaSeptember 5, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 5, 20240786

Accra, Ghana – After initially rejecting the proposal in a surprise vote on July 30, the Parliament of Ghana has now approved a $250 million...

Africa TECHNOLOGY

Gold Fields Leverages AWS to Transform Technology Infrastructure, Pioneering Cloud Adoption in Mining.

Jide AdesinaSeptember 4, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 4, 20240891

Gold Fields has taken a groundbreaking step by migrating its entire SAP and treasury systems to Amazon Web Services (AWS), challenging the mining industry’s traditional...

ECONOMY Africa Europe International News

Egypt’s President Sisi Makes Historic Visit to Turkey, Signaling Thaw in Decade-Long Diplomatic Freeze.

Jide AdesinaSeptember 4, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 4, 20240892

Ankara, Turkey — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on September 4, marking the first presidential-level...

Africa Asia TECHNOLOGY

UN Chief Calls for Inclusive AI to Benefit All.

Jide AdesinaSeptember 4, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 4, 20240732

On Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General emphasized the need for global cooperation in harnessing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), cautioning that unequal access could...

ECONOMY Africa Asia International News

Ruto and Xi Discuss Major Infrastructure Projects to Strengthen Kenya-China Partnership.

Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 202401044

The expansion of Kenya’s infrastructure dominated discussions between President William Ruto and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Great Hall of the...

Africa

DR Congo Prison Break Attempt Leaves 129 Dead in Kinshasa.

Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 20240769

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reported that at least 129 people lost their lives during a mass attempted prison break at the Makala...

International News Africa

Tragedy Off Libyan Coast: Migrant Boat Capsizes, 1 Dead, 22 Missing.

Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 20240708

A boat carrying migrants en route to Europe capsized off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, resulting in one confirmed death and 22 people reported...

ECONOMY Africa Asia

Xi Jinping and Tinubu Pledge to Deepen China-Nigeria Relations, Sign New Cooperation Agreements

Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 20240959

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to strengthen the longstanding diplomatic friendship between China and...

BUSINESS Africa ECONOMY

Dangote Refinery Unveils First Petrol Batch, Promises Market Availability Within 48 Hours

Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 3, 20240766

The Dangote Oil Refinery, with a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day (bpd), has unveiled its first petrol product to the Nigerian public. The presentation...

Africa Asia BUSINESS

Nigeria Poised to Expand Partnership with Indonesia.

Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 20240843

Nigeria has expressed its readiness to strengthen relations with Indonesia. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said there is a lot of...

Agriculture Africa

Gates Foundation Awards Sh1 Billion to Boost Tanzania’s Horticulture Sector

Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 202401027

Key Points to Know: This initiative marks the Gates Foundation’s first venture into Tanzania’s horticultural sector, focusing on the Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions. Arusha –...

Africa Tourism

South Africa’s Last Captive Elephant Embarks on New Life.

Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 2, 20240853

Charley, once the last captive elephant in South Africa, has embarked on a new chapter of life at a private game reserve after spending 40...

Africa Uncategorized

Tragedy Strikes Again: Niger Loses 15 More to Severe Flooding.

Jide AdesinaSeptember 1, 2024

by Jide AdesinaSeptember 1, 20240978

The West African nation of Niger continues to grapple with the devastating effects of torrential rains that have been battering the country since June. The...

Africa

Kaduna Refinery Protest: Community Demands Action Over Toxic Chemical Spill.

Jide AdesinaAugust 30, 2024

by Jide AdesinaAugust 30, 20240866

Hundreds of residents from the Kapam community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State staged a protest at the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company...

BUSINESS Africa

Meet Nigeria’s Top 10 Wealthiest Titans: The Business Moguls Shaping the Nation’s Economy.

Jide AdesinaAugust 30, 2024

by Jide AdesinaAugust 30, 202401253

Aliko Dangote Aliko Dangote, the wealthiest man in Africa, built his fortune through Dangote Group, a conglomerate with interests in cement, sugar, salt, and flour....

Commerce Africa

Gold Rush: Ghana Opens New Mines to Increase Production!

Jide AdesinaAugust 30, 2024

by Jide AdesinaAugust 30, 202401112

Ghana is poised to strengthen its status as Africa’s top gold producer with the commissioning of its first large-scale greenfield mine in over a decade....

ECONOMY Africa Asia International News

Renewed Chinese Investment in Africa: Lending Increases in 2023

Jide AdesinaAugust 29, 2024

by Jide AdesinaAugust 29, 20240862

In 2023, Chinese lending to Africa saw an increase for the first time in several years, according to research by Boston University’s Global Development Policy...

International News Africa

Algerian Qatari German Hospital Construction Officially Underway.

Jide AdesinaAugust 29, 2024

by Jide AdesinaAugust 29, 202401415

Construction has begun on the Algerian Qatari German Hospital in the new city of Sidi Abdellah, located west of Algeria’s capital. The groundbreaking ceremony was...

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