Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Tensions simmer in protest-hit Gabon capital // Tensions mijotent Dans La Capitale Du Gabon Protestation-Hit

Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 20140633

The opposition coalition has accused the government of mobilising special units to squash the demonstrations [AFP] Gabon’s government has moved to reduce simmering tensions in the...

POLITICS

The Afrika Market is projecting Beji Caid Essebsi , the winner of Tunisa Presidential Election // Le Marché De Afrika Projette Beji Caid Essebsi, Le Vainqueur De L’élection Présidentielle Tunise

Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 20140622

Tunisia’s Beji Caid Essebsi is leading the exits polls with 55.5% of the vote in the Tunisia first free presidential election. Supporters of the...

Properties and Real Estate

Housing For All ; Mortgage Financing Option For Mass Housing // Logement Pour Tous ; Option Pour L’habitat De Masse De Financement Hypothécaire

Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 20140637

Mortgage financing is vital to solving housing situation facing developing countries. The challenge is how to make the poor own a home irrespective of...

Transportation

Trade Increase Spurs Transport Growth // Croissance Du Transport Commerce Augmentation Eperons

Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 20140716

There is no question that transport infrastructure is central to the development of African economies. A wide network of road, rail, air and sea connections...

Aviation

Nigeria : N500m Airline ‘capitalisation inadequate –Aeronautical Committee // Nigéria : N500m Compagnie Aérienne « capitalisation Insuffisante – Comité Aéronautique

Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 20140608

FROM WALTER UKAEGBU (SUN) Chairman, Committee on Aeronautical Charges, Mr. Ahonsi Unuigbe, has frowned at the lean N500 million minimum capitalisation requirement for domestic airlines,...

Education

Boko Haram Caused Panicking In Northern Cameroon schools // Écoles De Boko Haram Causé Paniquer Au Nord Du Cameroun

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140716

Nearly 70 schools in Cameroon’s Far North Region have been forced to close, are damaged, or operate intermittently as a result of the recurrent cross-border...

Tourism

Uganda Still Among Top 10 Tourism Destinations // L’Ouganda Reste Parmi Le Top 10 Des Destinations Touristiques

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140697

WRITTEN BY ALON MWESIGWA Uganda continues to attract impressive reviews as a result of its beauty, with new rankings placing it yet again among the...

ECONOMY

Tata Chemicals Expects Profits From Britain, Kenya Plants // Tata Chemicals Attend Des Bénéfices Provenant De Grande-Bretagne, Kenya Plantes

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014December 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014December 21, 20140615

Following the restructuring of its plants in Britain and Kenya, Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) is hoping to generate profits from its plants in Kenya this...

AFRIKA HERALD

Polls Close After Landmark Tunisia Vote // Sondages Proches Après Landmark Tunisie Vote

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140751

Preliminary official results have still to be released by election authorities [AP] Polls have closed in Tunisia’s elections, the third in the last two months in...

AFRIKA HERALD International News

Cairo Releases 51 Palestinians Held in Sinai // Caire Libère 51 Détenus Palestiniens Dans Le Sinaï

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140598

Egyptian authorities on Saturday released 51 Palestinians who had been detained in the North Sinai city of El Arish after they attempted to travel to...

Entertainment

Rapper AKA Reigns Supreme At SA Hip Hop awards // Rappeur AKA Règne En Maître A SA Hip Hop Awards

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140745

Rapper Kieran Forbes, better known as AKA scooped the most gongs, winning four awards including the Best Male artist and Video of the Year. His...

Women's World

AMA ATA AIDOO: ONE OF THE AFRICA`S OLDEST BEST AUTHOR, FEMINIST, ACADEMICIAN, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LITERARY GIANT AND INTELLECTUAL GHANAIAN FIGURE // AMA ATA AIDOO : UN DES PLUS ANCIEN MEILLEUR AUTEUR DE L’AFRIQUE, FÉMINISTE, ACADÉMICIEN, UNE RENOMMÉE GÉANT LITTÉRAIRE ET INTELLECTUELLE FIGURE GHANÉENNE

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140895

“As Always…. a Painful Declaration of Independence I have been happy being me: an African...

ARTS & CULTURE

DUALA (DOUALA) PEOPLE: ONE OF THE CAMEROONIAN COASTAL ETHNIC GROUP TO HAVE EARLY CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS // PEUPLE DUALA (DOUALA): UNE DE L’ETHNIE CÔTIÈRE CAMEROUNAIS D’AVOIR LES PREMIERS CONTACTS AVEC LES EUROPÉENS

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 201401813

The Duala (or Douala) are expert trading, skillful fishery and agriculturalist Bantu-speaking ethnolinguistic group of the forest region of southern Cameroon living on the estuary of...

TECHNOLOGY

Nigeria planning to protect ICT infrastructure // Nigeria Planification Protéger Les Infrastructures Des TIC

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140703

Nigeria’s ICT minister Omobola Johnson, who spoke during an appraisal of her ministry’s 2014 score card in Abuja, has stated that a draft legislation, which will...

Health

Turnout Low for Liberian Election Amid Ebola Fear // Faible Taux De Participation Aux Elections Libériennes Ebola Crainte

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140543

FILE – Health workers wearing protective gear remove the body of a man they suspect died from the Ebola virus at a treatment center on...

ARTS & CULTURE

There Is An African Answer To Terror // Il y A Une Réponse Africaine A La Terreur

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140664

Namayanja Rose Nsereko Namayanja Rose Nsereko is a Ugandan lawyer, columnist, author, security sector manager and politician. She has been the Minister of Information and...

ARTS & CULTURE

UN Security Council Urges Fight Against Nexus of Transnational Crime, Terrorism // Conseil De Sécurité Des Nations Unies Exhorte Lutte Contre Nexus De Criminalité Transnationale Organisée, Le Terrorisme

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140637

Transnational Organized Crime in Eastern Africa: A Threat Assessment. Credit: UNODC Amid a proliferation of well-funded and well-organized transnational criminal activities in Africa, the Middle...

RELIGION

Santa swamped by millions of letters // Santa Envahi Par Des Millions De Lettres

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140573

A Bolivian UN peacekeeper dressed like Santa Claus distributes biscuits during an animation performed by Bolivian UN peacekeepers. UN Photo/Marco Dormino With Christmas less than...

RELATIONSHIP

Egypt’s Gays Go Deeper Underground‚ Fearing Crackdown // Gays De L’Égypte Aller Deeper Underground “Craignant La Répression

Jide AdesinaDecember 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 20, 20140621

Just before midnight, the police navigated down the narrow alleys of an old downtown Cairo district and descended on a rundown bathhouse. They dragged out...

STOCK MARKET

Blackberry in revenue slide // BlackBerry De Diapositive De Recettes

Jide AdesinaDecember 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 20, 20140659

Troubled smartphone maker Blackberry has reported a larger-than-expected drop in revenue during the third quarter. Revenue fell to $793m (£507m) from $1.19bn a year earlier,...

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