Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

RwandAir is one of the regional airlines due to benefit from the latest developments. (File) By: PETERSON TUMWEBAZE Efforts to harmonise regional airspace control...

POLITICS

Senior UN Envoy ‘Hopeful’ Over Prospects For Peace In Central African Republic // Senior Envoyé De L’ONU « Hopeful » Sur Les Perspectives De Paix En République Centrafricaine

Jide AdesinaDecember 31, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 31, 20140626

Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Babacar Gaye. UN Photo/Catianne Tijerina Strife-torn Central African Republic is...

STOCK MARKET

Egypt Stocks Rise But Gains Pared on Local, Arab Sell-offs // Egypte Stocks Augmentent Mais Gains Pared Locales, Cessions Arabes

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140581

Egypt’s stock market shares rose on Tuesday, though gains were trimmed by local and Arab investors’ sell-offs. The shares ended with gains totatlling 349 million...

Health

WHO ; Ebola Death Toll Nears 8,000 // QUI : Le nombre De Morts D’Ebola Est Presque 8 000

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140614

The World Health Organization on Monday released the latest figures on the Ebola epidemic, with the number of suspected, probable and confirmed cases reaching 20,081,...

LIFE & STYLE Uncategorized

Nigerian Man To Hang For Drug Offence // Homme Nigérian à Blocage Pour Infraction Liée Aux Drogues

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140664

A Nigerian man was sentenced to the gallow by the High Court here after he was found guilty of trafficking 2,150.4 grammes of methamphetamine...

Uncategorized

AirAsia flight QZ8501: Teams Retrieve Bodies From Java Sea // AirAsia Vol QZ8501 : Equipes Récupérer Le Corps De La Mer De Java

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014December 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014December 30, 20140571

Indonesian search and rescue teams begin recovering bodies as officials say scattered debris is from missing flight QZ8501 AirAsia flight QZ8501: teams retrieve bodies from...

AFRIKA HERALD

President President Yahya Jammeh Survive Coup D’etat

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140674

The small West African nation of Gambia, has had a military coup aborted. The coup bid was foiled early Tuesday, while President Yahya Jammeh was...

STOCK MARKET

S Africa’s Rand Little Changed Ahead of Trade Data // Rand De L’Afrique Du Sud n’a Guère Evolué Avant De Données Commerciales

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140568

South Africa’s rand was steady against the dollar early on Tuesday, remaining in a narrow range ahead of November trade data due later in the...

RELIGION

Christian Council calls for Ghana-We-Want agenda // Christian Council Réclame Ghana-nous-envie Jour

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140610

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has made a passionate call for the development of the Ghana-We-Want Agenda the next 50 years. According to the...

TECHNOLOGY

2016 Kia Sorento: Another Notch in Kia’s Success Story

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140728

Kia’s is closing out another successful year, beating the auto industry’s 5 percent growth with U.S. sales up more than 6 percent. That’s quite an accomplishment in a highly competitive...

Transportation

British Embassy Warns ; Road Rallies in North And West Africa. // Ambassade Britannique Met En Garde ; Rallyes Routiers Dans Le Nord Et L’Afrique De L’Ouest.

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140631

Throughout the year, road rallies take place through North and West Africa, including some with routes passing through Morocco. I want to ensure that...

International News

Al-Qaeda Mag Urges ‘Lone Wolf’ Terror Attacks On Major Western Airlines // Al-Qaïda Mag Demande Instamment Aux Attentats Terroristes « Loup Solitaire » Sur Major Western Airlines

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140575

Reuters / Stefan Wermuth Al-Qaeda has issued the latest edition of its online magazine, encouraging Islamic jihadists to carry out lone wolf attacks on major...

AFRIKA HERALD

Item Resembling Plane Seen in AirAsia Search // Élément Ressemblant A La Porte De L’avion Vu Dans Recherche D’AirAsia

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140652

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia: Items resembling an emergency slide, plane door and other objects were spotted in the sea during an aerial search on Tuesday for...

Women's World

Did 2014 Do Anything for Women at Work? // 2014 fait quoi que ce soit pour les femmes au travail ?

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140627

In 2014 several companies, including Universal Music Publishing Group andAmerican Apparel, tapped their first female chief executive officers. On the other hand, it was also the year Microsoft CEO Satya...

Commerce

Nigeria May Miss Cocoa Output Target As Disease Takes Toll // Nigéria Peut Miss Cacao Sortie Cible Comme Maladie Prend Sans Frais

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140683

By Tolani Awere Nigeria may miss its cocoa output target of 500,000 metric tons in the 2014-15 season after an outbreak of fungal blackpod disease...

LIFE & STYLE

Refugees finding homes: Bishop Verryn // Rouver Des Foyers De Réfugiés : Evêque Verryn

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140634

style=”display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-3299921071151129″ data-ad-slot=”2102069697″> The refugees about to be evicted from the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg are finding their own accommodation,...

RELATIONSHIP

Hopes rise Egypt will free Peter Greste // Espère Que Montée Egypte Libérera Peter Greste

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140648

Activists in the UK and the Netherlands have rallied in support of journalists imprisoned in Egypt. (AAP) Hopes are rising that Egypt’s highest court will...

Tourism

Five dead as Greek ferry catches fire // Cinq Morts Dans Le Ferry Grec Prend Geu

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140704

At least five people died after a car ferry caught fire in the Adriatic Sea, Greek and Italian officials said today, as survivors described a...

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