Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

The European Commission, Thursday, paid to Tunisia € 100 million, announced the EU, adding that this disbursement is the first of a series of three...

ECONOMY

farming Can Be More Risky Than Being A Soldier In Africa // Agriculture Peut Etre Plus Risqué Qu’étant A Soldat En Afrique

Jide AdesinaMay 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 7, 20150660

Wildlife rangers, garbage collectors, doctors and more…you will be surprised where danger lurks. Boda boda operator (Photo: Greg2600) WORK-related deaths and injuries are commonplace the...

Health

Liberia Ready To Declare Itself Free of Ebola // Libéria Prêt A Se Déclarer Exempt De Virus Ebola

Jide AdesinaMay 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 7, 20150613

This once-stricken nation plans to declare it is officially free of Ebola on Saturday, barring the unexpected discovery of a new case before then. The...

BUSINESS

Mali lost $261Million To Graft in Ex-leader’s Last Years // Mali A Perdu $261Million Au Greffe Dans Les Dernières Années De L’Ex-leader

Jide AdesinaMay 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 7, 20150610

Mali”s President Amadou Toumani Toure Mali lost more than 152 billion CFA francs ($261 million) to fraud and mismanagement in the two years before ex-president...

AFRIKA HERALD

SPECIAL REPORTING : UK GENERAL ELECTION 2015

Jide AdesinaMay 7, 2015May 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 7, 2015May 8, 20150702

Electoral Commission 11pm Houghton & Sunderland South –traditionally the first seat to declare. Safe Labour territory 1am Nuneaton – one of the first...

Tourism

Africa Works Toward Coordinated Effort To Fight Illegal Wildlife Trade // Œuvres De L’Afrique Vers Un Effort Coordonné De Lutte Contre Le Commerce Illégal D’espèces Sauvages

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150601

Rhinos are an endangered species due to poaching and illegal trafficking of its horns. Kim Lewis African heads of state and international stakeholders recently gathered...

STOCK MARKET

South African Stocks Book Biggest Drop In 6 Weeks, Track Global Markets // Stocks Sud-africaine Livre Plus Forte Chute En 6 Semaines, Les Marchés Mondiaux Piste

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150513

South Africa’s main stock index booked its biggest daily percentage decline in more than a month on Wednesday, tracking global markets as anxiety from a...

Education

Quality Education Is Everyone’s Business // Une Education De Qualité Est Notre Affaire A Tous

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150609

By Narinder Suri The Earth Summit in Rio de Janerio in 1992, the United Nations under the Agenda 21 on sustainable development banner mapped...

Entertainment

The Caine Prize: Is It The Foreign Gatekeeper of Africa’s Fiction? // Le prix Caine : Il Est Le Gardien Etranger De Fiction De L’Afrique ?

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150613

Since its inception 15 years ago, one of Africa’s most prominent literary prizes has been at the center of debate over what constitutes as African...

ARTS & CULTURE

Remembering The Armenians of Ethiopia

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150729

By R.P. Sevadjian Special for the Armenian Weekly At the beginning of March, a Requiem was offered for my parents and for the Sevadjian clan,...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency Nabbed Pastor, Businessman Smuggling Drugs // Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency Attrapé Pastor, Homme D’affaires Contrebande De Drogues

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150629

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it has arrested a pastor who wanted to smuggle 1.978 kilogrammes of substances suspected to...

LIFE & STYLE

Egypt TV Host Ahmed Moussa Sentenced To 3 Months For Insulting Top Auditor // Egypte TV Host Ahmed Moussa Condamné A 3 Mois Pour Insultant Vérificateur Albums

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150615

TV host Ahmed Moussa (Photo : Ahram Online) A Cairo misdemeanor court sentenced TV host Ahmed Moussa to three months in jail and a fine...

Commerce

Zimbabwe Asks West For Cash For First Time In A Decade // Zimbabwe Demande Ouest Comptant Pour La Première Fois En Dix Ans

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150550

Zimbabwe has asked for financial support from the West for the first time in a decade at a meeting of Western diplomats and international lenders....

RELATIONSHIP

Nine Palestinian Fishermen Kidnapped By The Egyptian Army // Neuf Pêcheurs Palestiniens Enlevés Par L’armée Egyptienne

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150602

On the 3rd of May, the trial of nine Palestinian fishermen kidnapped by the Egyptian army while fishing in waters of the border city of...

AFRIKA HERALD

Burundi President Says A Third Term Would Be His Last // Un Troisième Mandat Serait Son Dernier, Dit Le Président Du Burundi

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150670

Protesters hold placards as they demonstrate against the ruling CNDD-FDD party’s decision to allow Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term...

SPORTS

Morocco’s Mehdi Carcela Named ‘Belgium’s Best Arab Footballer In 2015’ // Mehdi Carcela Marocain Nommé « De Belgique Meilleur Footballeur Arabe En 2015 »

Jide AdesinaMay 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 6, 20150679

Rabat- Moroccan international footballer Mehdi Carcela was named Belgium’s Best Arab Footballer of 2015, according to media reports. The Standard Liège midfielder was awarded the...

CARTOON HUMOR

Oh Corruption Style in Bribery // Oh la Corruption Style dans corruption

Jide AdesinaMay 5, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 5, 20150616

JUST FOR LAUGH CARTOON – With Suleiman Buhari...

RELATIONSHIP

Conquer Your Mind // Conquérir votre esprit

Jide AdesinaMay 5, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 5, 20150654

Modern living has many advantages for men. But it has led people to many temptations which are also disturbing them, making them spend time and money...

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