Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Sudanese incumbent President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has won the African country’s presidential elections, extending its 25-year rule. Sudan’s National Electoral Commission announced on Monday...

STOCK MARKET

Ending Egypt’s currency Black Market Brings New Challenges // Finissant La Monnaie De L’Egypte Marché Noir Apporte De Nouveaux Défis

Jide AdesinaApril 26, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 26, 20150336

* Cap on dollar deposits in banks dries up demand * Businesses suffer from lack of foreign exchange liquidity * Growth seen as key to...

Tourism

Google executive killed on Mt. Everest // Google Exécutif Tués Sur Le Mont Everest

Jide AdesinaApril 26, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 26, 20150365

A Google executive and self-described adventurer was among 10 people killed at a Mount Everest base camp in an avalanche triggered by a major Nepal...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Eritrean Man Recalls Near-Death Journey Across Mediterranean // Érythréenne Homme Rappelle Mort Imminente Voyage Méditerranée

Jide AdesinaApril 26, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 26, 20150319

This article and radio report by Nina Porzucki for The World originally appeared on PRI.org on April 21, 2015, and is republished here as part of a content-sharing agreement. More...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

The Migrants Who Took Over A Sicilian Palace // Les Migrants Qui S’est Emparé D’un Palais Sicilien

Jide AdesinaApril 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 25, 20150375

By Will Coley Sicily As thousands of desperate African migrants arrive on Sicily’s shores, they must suddenly find their footing in a country in the grip...

STOCK MARKET

Egyptian Businessmen Rattled By New Regulations // Hommes D’affaires Egyptiens Secoués Par La Nouvelle Réglementation

Jide AdesinaApril 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 25, 20150360

In a move that led to the loss of billions of Egyptian pounds on the stock market, the Ministry of Finance issued implementing regulations April 7 for...

AFRIKA HERALD

UN Forum in Morocco Agrees Draft Action Plan For Religious Leaders On Preventing Incitement To Violence

Jide AdesinaApril 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 25, 20150321

Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng briefs the press. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard A United Nations-backed forum today concluded in Fez, Morocco, having...

Health

864 Children Feared With Measles In Sierra Leone // 864 Enfants Craignais Avec La Rougeole En Sierra Leone

Jide AdesinaApril 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 25, 20150330

. About 864 children are suspected of being infected measles in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, a health ministry official told reporters on Friday, APA reports quoting...

ECONOMY

Ghana Doesn’t Have Oil Industry; Only Oil Fields – PIAC Vice Chair // Ghana N’est Pas l’industrie Pétrolière ; Seulement Des Champs De Pétrole – PIAC-Vice-Président

Jide AdesinaApril 23, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 23, 20150316

Ghana is yet to reap the benefits of an oil industry because authorities were hasty in planning the structure of the multi-billion dollar industry, Vice...

Commerce

Morocco Takes Part in Cairo in Meeting on Creation of Joint Arab Force // Maroc Participe Au Caire A La Réunion Sur La Création D’une Force Arabe Commune

Jide AdesinaApril 23, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 23, 20150326

Morocco took part on Wednesday in Cairo in the meeting of the high level group which was set up upon the decision by the 26th...

AFRIKA HERALD

Touching Vigils Held For 900 Victims of Mediterranean’s ‘Deadliest Ever Migrant Tragedy’ As Hundreds More Fleeing War-Torn Africa Continue To Flood Europe’s Shores …

Jide AdesinaApril 23, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 23, 20150361

Candle-lit memorials held on beach in Malta and Rome’s Verano Cemetery In memory of Libyan refugees who died on a smugglers’ vessel on Sunday Italian...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

African Asylum Camps ‘To Stem Migrant Influx’ // Camps D’asile Africains “Pour Endiguer L’afflux De Migrants”

Jide AdesinaApril 23, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 23, 20150320

ITALY has pressed the European Union to devise plans for refugee camps to stop the tide of migrants on smugglers’ boats in the Mediterranean. Italian...

International News

China Meets Challenge of South Africa Riots // La Chine Relève Le Défi Des Emeutes En Afrique Du Sud

Jide AdesinaApril 23, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 23, 20150320

Local residents run away as police fired rubber bullets and teargas to disperse a crowd of anti-immigrant protesters outside a hostel in Actonville, east Johannesburg,...

RELIGION

Grief Mixes With Anger Over Christian Ethiopian Deaths // Chagrin Mêle A La Colère Plus Chrétiens Morts Ethiopiens

Jide AdesinaApril 23, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 23, 20150343

Ethiopia — In a downtrodden neighborhood called Cherkos, not far from the headquarters of the African Union, an olive-green tent stands as a tangible symbol...

STOCK MARKET

Lucara Diamond Recovers 342 Carat Diamond At Its karowe Mine // Karowe Lucara Diamond Récupère 342 Carat Diamant A Sa Mine

Jide AdesinaApril 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 22, 20150381

Lucara Diamond has recovered a 341.9 carat gem quality diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana, the company said in a statement. The stone was recovered...

BUSINESS

Indonesia Woos African Business // Indonésie Courtise Les Entreprises Africaines

Jide AdesinaApril 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 22, 20150343

Flags from Asian and African countries are hoisted on a main street in Jakarta on April 14, 2015 in preparation for the 60th anniversary of...

POLITICS

Ex Egyptian President Morsi Jailed For 20 Years // Ex Président Egyptien Morsi A 20 Ans De Prison

Jide AdesinaApril 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 22, 20150334

Hundreds of supporters have been sentenced to death since Mohamed Morsi’s removal from power and thousands more detained. (Reuters Photo/Mohamed Abd El Ghany) Cairo. Muslim...

ECONOMY

Asian-African Summit To Focus On Pragmatic Economic, Trade Cooperation // Sommet Asie-Afrique De Mettre L’accent Sur Le Pragmatisme Economique, Coopération Commerciale

Jide AdesinaApril 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 22, 20150308

Delegates from 109 Asian and African countries will discuss new opportunity onpragmatic economic and trade cooperation while commemorating the 60th anniversary of theBandung conference. The...

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