Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Safaricom Reports 38% Increase In Profits To Hit Sh32 Billion // Safaricom Rapports Augmentation De 38 % Des Bénéfices De Frapper Sh32Milliards

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150526

Safaricom reported a 38 per cent jump in profits after tax to hit Sh32 billion in the year ending March 2015 extending its lead as...

POLITICS

Obama’s Pick To Be First US Ambassador To Somalia In Nearly 25 Years Withdraws Nomination // Choisir De Obama D’être Le Premier Ambassadeur Des Etats-Unis En Somalie Depuis Près De 25 Ans Retire De Proposition D’inscription

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150630

President Barack Obama’s pick to be the first U.S. ambassador to Somalia in nearly 25 years is withdrawing her nomination. An administration official says Katherine...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Tunisia Battles Against The Odds To Rescue Migrants // Batailles De Tunisie Contre Vents Et Marées Pour Secourir Les Migrants

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150661

A member of the Tunisia’s national guard stops a fishing boat in the sea bordering Tunisia and Libya as they check vessels for illegal migrants...

RELIGION

Morocco’s Justice Minster Against France’s Law on Prohibition of Veil // Ministre De Justice Du Maro Contre La loi Française Sur l’interdiction Du Voile

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150629

Rabat- Morocco’s Justice Minister Mustapha Ramid expressed his disagreement with France’s decision to ban Muslim women from wearing the full-face veil, news website le360 reported....

STOCK MARKET

Aspen Sells Part of Local Unit To Endo For R1.6bn // Aspen Vend La Partie De L’unité Locale D’Endo Pour R1.6bn

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150599

South Africa’s biggest drugmaker Aspen Pharmacare [JSE:APN] said on Monday it will sell a part of its local business to a unit of Endo International...

Women's World

Egyptian Activist Mahinour El-Masry Arrested Again // Activiste Egyptien Meryem El-Masry A Nouveau Arrêté

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150748

Mahienour El-Massry, revolutionary activist (Photo: Courtesy of Free Mahienour Facebook page) An Alexandria court ordered the arrest of activist and human rights lawyer Mahinour El-Masry...

Health

Canada Drops Visa Ban For Liberia Now That Country Has Been Declared Ebola Free // Drops Canada Visa Ban Pour Le Libéria, Maintenant Que Le Pays A Eté Déclaré Libre De Virus Ebola

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150556

“World Health Organization had criticized Canada’s initial decision to close borders to those from Ebola-affected countries” The Canadian government says it will again issue...

Commerce

Drought-hit Southern Africa At Risk of Food Shortage // La Sécheresse A Frappé L’Afrique Australe Au Risque De Pénurie Alimentaire

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150587

Southern Africa faces possible food shortages over the next few months due to a severe drought in the ‘maize belt’ of South Africa, where a...

AFRIKA HERALD

Algeria, Tanzania Express “Concern” Over Terrorist Threat In Africa // Algérie, Tanzanie Exprimer La « Préoccupation » Sur La Menace Terroriste En Afrique

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150604

Algeria, Tanzania express “concern” over terrorist threat in Africa ALGIERS – Algeria and Tanzania expressed their “concern” over the over the terrorist threat in the...

Entertainment Uncategorized

American Idol Finally comes To An End // American Idol Enfin Comes To An End

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150616

Fox is pulling the plug on “American Idol” after 15 seasons. The music reality show that was once the most popular on U.S. television will...

Commerce

Guinea Bissau Reviews Contracts From Mining To Timber // Examine Les Marchés De L’exploitation Minière Au Bois De Guinée-Bissau

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150662

Guinea Bissau is reviewing contracts signed by previous governments as the West African country seeks to ensure miners have sufficient means to kick-start its $2...

Education

YABATECH To Get CBN’s Approval To Float Mortgage Bank // YABATECH D’obtenir L’approbation Du CBN A Flotteur Hypothèque Banque

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150658

The authorities of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos is awaiting the approval of the nation’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for...

BUSINESS

AngloGold Swings To Profit As Production Beats Company Guidance // AngloGold Balançoires A Profit Comme Société De Beats Production Guide

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150613

AngloGold Ashanti, the world’s fourth- biggest gold producer, swung to a profit in the first quarter as production beat the company’s guidance and costs fell....

ECONOMY

Gen.Buhari May Reverse Privatization Of The Power Assets Of Nigeria // Gen.Buhari Peut Revenir Sur La Privatisation De L’actif De La Puissance Du Nigéria

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015May 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015May 11, 20150591

There appear to be divergent views by stakeholders in the power sector on how the incoming administration of Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari should handle the privatisation...

SPORTS

Murray Wins Nadal on Clay in Madrid // Murray Remporte Nadal Sur Terre Battue A Madrid

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150552

Andy Murray continued his remarkable run on clay when he pulled off a stunning upset to dethrone home favourite Rafa Nadal 6-3, 6-2 in the...

International News

EU Asks UN To Tackle Human Trafficking In Libya // L’UE Demande Des Nations Unies Pour Lutter Contre La Traite Des Etres Humains En Libye

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150588

European members of the UN Security Council on Monday will seek approval to authorize military operations against human trafficking rings that set out from Libya....

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Amnesty: Cruelty Drives Migrants In Libya Across Mediterranean // Amnesty : Cruauté Entraîne Des Migrants En Libye Méditerranée

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150615

Migrants in Libya have been exposed to of abuse that force many to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, Amnesty International claims. Libya, once...

LIFE & STYLE

Confucius Institute In Botswana Starts Culture Tour To Rural Villages // Institut Confucius Au Botswana Commence Culture Tournée Vers Les Villages Ruraux

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150720

Confucius Institute at the University of Botswana (CIUB) on Friday began its Chinese culture tour in a border village of southern Botswana. The first stop...

AFRIKA HERALD

Dodd-Frank’s Misadventures In The Democratic Republic of Congo // Mésaventures De Dodd-Frank En République Démocratique Du Congo

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150653

So the law didn’t end conflict minerals. But was there any way it could have? By TOM BURGIS Looiking out on the banana...

STOCK MARKET

EU Partners UniBank To Asist SMEs in Ghana // UniBank Partenaires UE Aux PME D’Asist Au Ghana

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150644

The European Union through its lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB), has provided 10 million Euros to UniBank Ghana to support private businesses across...

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