Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

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, 20150732

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, 20150675

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, 20150706

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, 20150740

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, 20150716

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, 20150657

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, 20150672

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, 20150692

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, 20150674

* 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, 20150757

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, 20150660

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, 20150773

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, 20150683

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, 20150665

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, 20150652

. 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, 20150664

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, 20150612

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, 20150864

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, 20150646

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, 20150678

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,...

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