Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

World Bank-Supported Bootcamp Jump-started The 20 Most Innovative Green Startups In Ghana // Soutenu Par La Banque Mondiale Bootcamp Relancé Les 20 Startups Verts Plus Innovants Au Ghana

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150567

Twenty Ghanaian high-potential startups have concluded the first national bootcamp designed to promote local entrepreneurship and innovation in clean technologies. The initiative was organized...

International News

Live on Netanyahu Speech : Iran Could Pave The Path To Tehran Acquiring Nuclear Weapons ” We’re Better Off Without It’ // Direct sur le discours de Netanyahu : l’Iran Pourrait Ouvrir La Voie A Téhéran Acquière Des Armes Nucléaires “Nous Sommes Mieux Sans Elle »

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015March 4, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015March 4, 20150616

style=”display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-3299921071151129″ data-ad-slot=”2102069697″> Netanyahu says Isis and Iran engaged in ‘deadly game of thrones’ Prime minister shuns Democrats but meets with Republicans...

ARTS & CULTURE

‘Uthama Villain’, ‘Papanasam’, ‘Vishwaroopam 2’ and Other Upcoming Films of Kamal Haasan //

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150624

Kamal Haasan, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming film “Uthama Villain”, will next be seen in a Tamil thriller film set in...

Commerce

Airtel, Visa Extend Mobile Payments To 7 African Countries // Airtel, Visa Etendre Les Paiements Mobiles A 7 Pays D’Afrique

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150647

BARCELONA, Spain, Mar 3 – Visa Inc, the global leader in payments, and Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries...

POLITICS

Thomas Thabane’s All Basotho Convention Party Is Ahead With Wins in 35 out of 80 Voting Districts ; Lesotho Parliamentary Election // Tous Les Basotho Convention Arti Est à Venir Avec Gagne De Thomas Thabane Dans 35 Des 80 Districts De Vote ; Élections Régionales De Lesotho

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150733

The party of Lesotho’s prime minister was leading as initial results from general elections in the southern African nation were released. The election commission said...

Education

UNICEF Fears Scores of Kidnapped Children In South Sudan Could Be Sent To Front Lines // L’UNICEF Craint Dizaines D’enfants Enlevés Au Sud-Soudan Pourraient Etre Envoyés En Première Ligne

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150600

Hundreds of children seized by armed men from a village in South Sudan have generated fears that “they are going from the classroom to the...

FASHION

Dolce & Gabbana Turn The Runway Into A Family Affair At MFW! // Dolce & Gabbana Tourner La Piste Dans Une Affaire De Famille A SMM !

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150689

BY SHARON MUNDIA Who doesn’t love a good mix of fashion and cute kids? It seems like Dolce and Gabbana’s runway for Milan Fashion Week...

AFRIKA HERALD

Boko Haram shows Video Of Beheading Two Nigerian men // Boko Haram Montre La Vidéo De Deux Hommes Nigérians Beheading

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150688

Boko Haram, the Nigeria terrorist group engaging in numerous horrific attacks in West Africa, posted a graphic video online Monday showing the apparent beheadings of...

BUSINESS

Facebook Fends Off Telecom Firms’ Complaints // Facebook Repousse Les Plaintes Des Entreprises De Télécom

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150551

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Monday fended off complaints that the hugely popular social network was getting a free ride out of telecom operators...

Health Uncategorized

Cholera Epidemic Leaves 41 Dead in Mozambique // Épidémie De Choléra Laisse 41 Morts Au Mozambique

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015June 11, 2024

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015June 11, 20240581

The death toll from a cholera epidemic in Mozambique that broke out after widespread flooding has risen by almost 50 percent in two weeks...

ECONOMY

Managing Rapid Urbanization Can Help Uganda Achieve Sustainable and Inclusive Growth // Gestion De L’urbanisation Rapide Peut Aider L’Ouganda Croissance Durable Et Inclusive

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150616

Uganda’s urban population will increase from six million in 2013 to over 20 million in 2040. Policy makers need to act now to ensure that...

TECHNOLOGY

Europeans Selling Mobile Payments Should Ask Africa For Help // Européens Vendant Des Paiements Mobiles Devraient Demander L’Afrique Aide

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150586

Employees stand inside a mobile phone store specialising in the sale of Samsung Electronics Co. handsets in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 17, 2013. Photographer: Trevor...

AFRIKA HERALD

Museveni to Launch Gender Equality Campaign On Women’s Day // Museveni A Lancer La Campagne De L’égalité Entre Les Sexes Sur La Journée De La Femme

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 20150578

By Joyce Namutebi President Yoweri Museveni will this Sunday launch a campaign intended to mobilise men and boys to support gender equality and women and...

LIFE & STYLE

Namibia Outgoing President Wins $5m Mo Ibrahim Prize // Namibie Président Sortant Remporte Le Prix De $5m Mo Ibrahim

Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 2015March 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 2015March 2, 20150627

Namibia’s outgoing president was on Monday named winner of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for “good governance” in Africa, the world’s richest award that has seen...

Uncategorized

Ibrahim Halawa: Irish Teenager Faces Execution In Egypt After Attending Pro-democracy Rally // Ibrahim Halawa : Irish Adolescent Fait Face A L’exécution En Égypte Après Avoir Assisté à Pro-démocratie Rallye

Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 20150539

He is one 493 detainees charged collectively CAHAL MILMO An Irish teenager held in Egypt for nearly two years after he attended a pro-democracy protest...

RELATIONSHIP

Bill Gates Tops Forbes Rich List…Again // Bill Gates En Tête De Liste De Forbes Rich…Encore Une Fois

Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 20150618

Bill Gates stands atop Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people, as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg joined the top 20 and basketball star Michael...

TECHNOLOGY

Samsung S6: Metallic Curves And Wireless Charging Revealed // Samsung S6 : Courbes Métalliques Et Sans Fil Charge Révélée

Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 20150525

Samsung has finally revealed their 2015 flagship smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge.(REUTERS) After much anticipation, and even a couple of...

BUSINESS

Farmers Abandon Sorghum As Beer Tax Shrinks Market // Agriculteurs Abandonnent Sorgho Comme Impôt De Bière Rétrécit De Marché

Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 20150570

BY JECKONIA OTIENO AND PHILIP MUASYA When the number of sorghum farmers increased in Lower Yatta, Kitui County, about four years ago due to...

STOCK MARKET

GSK, Norvatis sign deals worth $20bn // GSK, Norvatis Signe Porte Sur Une Valeur De 20 Milliards De Dollars

Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 20150582

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Novartis said on Monday they had completed a series of asset swaps worth more than $20bn that will reshape both drug makers....

AFRIKA HERALD

Nigeria Denies Leaking Schoolgirls‏’ Rescue Plan // Nigeria Rejette La Fuite De Plan De Sauvetage Des Ecolières

Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 2, 20150726

U.S. generals reportedly accused Nigerian commanders of colluding with Boko Haram By Rafiu Ajakaye A senior Nigerian army official on Monday denied reports that the...

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