Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Nigeria’s Dangote Sugar Says Q1 Pretax Profit Down 52 pct // Dangote Sugar Says Q1 Profit Avant Impôts Nigériane Bas 52 pc

Jide AdesinaApril 29, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 29, 20150580

Nigeria’s Dangote Sugar said on Wednesday its first quarter pretax profit dropped 51.9 percent to 3.79 billion naira ($19 million), compared with the same period...

STOCK MARKET

Oils Falls After Saudi king’s Dramatic Reshuffle // Huiles Falls Après Remaniement Dramatique Du Roi Saoudien

Jide AdesinaApril 29, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 29, 20150599

Oil prices dipped on Wednesday on oversupply after news King Salman of Saudi Arabia had altered the line of royal succession in the kingdom in...

AFRIKA HERALD

Nigerian Army Says 293 Girls And Women Have Been Rescued From Boko Haram stronghold

Jide AdesinaApril 29, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 29, 20150613

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Protesters gathered outside Nigeria House in London on April 14 to mark the one-year anniversary since a group of Nigerian schoolgirls was...

TECHNOLOGY

Eskom Power Maintenance Drive A Success // Entretien Eskom Pouvoir Conduire Un Succès

Jide AdesinaApril 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 28, 20150592

Eskom in cape Town has said that it has successfully performed the first part of its planned maintenance drive, with no load shedding since...

AFRIKA HERALD

Riots Erupt in Baltimore After Man Dies in Custody // Émeutes Eclatent A Baltimore Après L’homme Meurt En Détention

Jide AdesinaApril 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 28, 20150761

Thousands of police and National Guard troopers back up officers in Baltimore after riots triggered by anger over the death of a black man in...

ARTS & CULTURE

Egypt’s Basim Magdy Wins Deutsche Bank’s ‘Artist of The Year’ Award // “Artist of The Year” Award Basim Magdy Wins Deutsche Bank De l’Égypte

Jide AdesinaApril 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 28, 20150597

Basim Magdy becomes the seventh artist to win Deutsche Bank’s ‘Artist of the Year’ award since it was launched in 2010 (Photo: from The Many...

Commerce

Algeria, Guest of Honor At International Fair of Abidjan // Algérie, Invité D’honneur Au Salon International D’Abidjan

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20150627

ALGIERS-Algeria participates from tomorrow until Tuesday 10 May in the international fair of Abidjan (Ivory Coast) as guest of honor, the Ministry of Tourism and...

LIFE & STYLE

Former Chadian Dictator Hissène Habré On Trial. // Ancien Dictateur De Tchadien Hissène Habré Sur Procès.

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20150616

Human Rights Watch on April 27 issued an updated questions and answersdocument about the upcoming trial in Senegal of the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré....

Tourism

Another Big Load of African Tusks Seized // Une Autre Grosse Charge D’africaines Défenses Saisies

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20150632

The Customs Department seized a total of 511 tusks, weighing 3.1 tonnes and worth Bt200 million, from a Laos-bound container at a private company’s bonded...

ECONOMY

Ways To Strengthen Tunisian-South Korean Co-operation Discussed As PM Meets KOICA President // Moyens De Renforcer La Coopération Coréenne Tuniso-Sud Discutée En Tant Que Président De PM Meets KOICA

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20150668

Prime Minister Habib Essid and President of the Korea International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) Kim Young-mok discussed at a meeting Monday in Kasbah ways to strengthen...

Transportation

Lagos Port Bottleneck For Africa’s Top Economy // Port De Lagos Goulot D’étranglement Pour L’économie Supérieure De L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20150668

The road leading to the Lagos port, which handles nearly everything that Africa’s biggest economy imports, is one of the most congested in a megacity...

STOCK MARKET

EGX hosts African Securities Exchanges Association Meetings Monday // EGX hôtes Africains Securities Exchanges Association Réunions Lundi

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20150596

BRVM-CI 267.38 1.34 +0.50% 24-Apr BSE DCI 9 852.30 16.02 +0.16% 24-Apr EGX 30 8 633.86 -97.43 -1.12% 26-Apr DSE ASI 2 658.89 -15.65 -0.59%...

AFRIKA HERALD

ISIL killed Five Journalists Working For Lyibia TV Station // ISIL Tué Cinq Journalistes Travaillant Pour Lyibia TV Station

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2015April 27, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2015April 27, 20150604

Islamic State militants have killed five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part of the country, an army commander said...

POLITICS

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir Wins Election // Le président Soudanais Omar Hassan El-Béchir Victoires Electorales

Jide AdesinaApril 27, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 27, 20150613

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, 20150610

* 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, 20150660

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, 20150606

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, 20150697

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, 20150633

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, 20150559

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...

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