Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

IMF : Regional Economic Outlook, On Sub-Saharan Africa // FMI: Perspectives Economiques Régionales, Sur L’Afrique Sub-Saharienne

Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 20140368

Ms. Antoinette Monsio Sayeh, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) African Department, visited Zimbabwe to meet with the Zimbabwean authorities and other stakeholders...

Women's World

Congolese Journalist Caddy Adzuba Wins Asturias Peace Award // Journaliste Congolais Caddy Adzuba Remporte Le Prix De Paix De Asturias

Jide AdesinaOctober 24, 2014October 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 24, 2014October 24, 20140386

Congolese rights campaigner and award-winning journalist Caddy Adzuba has won the Asturias Foundation’s Concorde Prize for 2014. The Asturias are the Spanish-speaking world’s equivalent of...

STOCK MARKET

Microsoft’s Sales Increase, Helped By Its Acquisition Of Nokia, And Investors Notice // Augmentation Des Ventes De Microsoft, Aidé Par L’Acquisition De Nokia, Et Les Acquéreurs Avis

Jide AdesinaOctober 24, 2014October 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 24, 2014October 24, 20140371

By NICK WINGFIELD Sales in the PC business are still in the dumps. Traditional software sales are losing steam to cloud services. And many venerable technology companies...

AFRIKA HERALD

New Revenues Can Offset Africa’s Rising Income Inequality // De nouveaux revenus peuvent compenser la hausse des inégalités de revenu de l’Afrique

Jide AdesinaOctober 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 24, 20140338

Combating rising income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa will require a pragmatic, multipronged approach to uncover new sources of revenue while also enabling critical investments in...

AFRIKA HERALD

President Goodluck Jonathan to declare re- election soon // Le Président Goodluck Jonathan à Déclarer Réélection Bientôt

Jide AdesinaOctober 23, 2014October 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 23, 2014October 24, 20140372

A source close to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday the leader of Africa’s most populous country has decided to run for re-election in...

RELATIONSHIP

South African Paralympian Star Sprinter Oscar Pistorius Was Sentenced To Five Years In Prison. // L’athlète Paralympique Sud-Africain Oscar Pistorius Etoile Sprinter A Eté Condamné à Cnq Ans De Prison

Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 20140369

South African Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the killing of his girlfriend last year, as his...

AFRIKA HERALD

At Least 30 killed In Northeast Nigeria Clashes Despite ‘Truce // Au Moins 30 Morts Dans Le Nord Du Nigeria Des Affrontements Malgré «Trêve

Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 20140364

At least 25 suspected Boko Haram insurgents were killed in clashes between soldiers and the militants in northeast Nigeria and five civilians were killed in...

POLITICS

Egypt Clamps Down On Campuses Over New Unrest Fears // Egypte Sevit Sur Les Campus Par Les Nouvelles Craintes De Soulèvements

Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 20140346

by AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE CAIRO, October 21- As the new academic term began in Egypt, riot police were standing guard at Cairo’s universities to quash any repeat...

Health

Transforming Health Care In Tunisia With Community-driven Programmes // Transformer Les Soins De Santé En Tunisie Avec Des Programmes Axés Sur La Communauté

Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 21, 2014October 21, 20140336

Tunisia takes a people-centred approach to universal health coverage by engaging citizen’s in the policy making process for health care. Dr Chedly Maksoudi volunteered to...

Commerce

VIMPELCOM SELLS TELECOM UNITS IN BURUNDI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC // VIMPELCOM VEND UNITÉS TÉLÉCOM AU BURUNDI, RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 21, 20140420

Vimpelcom has sold two African businesses, in Central African Republic and Burundi, for 65 million dollars to Econet Wireless Global. This is as part of...

LIFE & STYLE

ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT GOES ABROAD FOR MEDICAL CHECK-UP // LE PRÉSIDENT ZAMBIEN VA À L’ÉTRANGER POUR LE CHECK-UP MÉDICAL

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 20140413

Zambian President Michael Sata has left for a medical check-up abroad at an undisclosed destination, his office said on Monday. The statement said Sata left...

Aviation

ExecuJet Africa Is Expanding Its Helicopter Charter Fleet // ExecuJet Afrique Elargit Sa Flotte D’Hélicoptères Charte

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 20140368

ExecuJet Africa is expanding its helicopter charter fleet with the addition of a Bell 230 helicopter in partnership with Acher Aviation, leaders in off-shore helicopter...

Properties and Real Estate Uncategorized

Cashbuild’s Revenue Up 10% // Recettes De Cashbuild + 10 %

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 20, 20140391

Buildings and material group Cashbuild said total revenue for the company rose by 10% for the first quarter of its 2015 financial year with higher...

Transportation

Made in Nigeria Cars To Stimulate Economic Growth // Effectuée Au Nigéria Voitures Pour Stimuler La Croissance Economique

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 20, 20140354

Chris de Kock (CEO Wesbank), Simon Ingersent (CFO-Wesbank Motor Division, Johan Burger (deputy CEO FirstRand Bank Ltd, Engr. Aminu Jalal (director general: NAC), Luqman...

Health

Nigeria And Senegal declared Ebola free // Nigéria et Sénégal déclaré Ebola gratuit

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 20140418

WHO officially declares the Ebola outbreak in Senegal over and commends the country on its diligence to end the transmission of the virus. The...

Entertainment

Nollywood Actress Kate Henshaw Offiong Pick PDP Ticket // Nollywood actrice Kate Henshaw Offiong Choisir PDP billets

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 20, 20140397

Nollywood actress, Kate Offiong Henshaw, has decided to take her electioneering campaign a step further by releasing her posters to convince any doubting Thomas that she...

POLITICS

Indonesia’s New President Joko Widodo ‘Man Of The People’ // Nouveau Président Joko Widodo De l’Indonésie « Homme Du Peuple

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 20140363

The next president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, comes into office with the high hopes of his supporters hungry for reform, and a pledge to give...

TECHNOLOGY

Apple Transforming payments Mobile from 20 October // Apple Transformer Les Paiements Mobiles à Partir Du 20 Octobre

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 20, 20140342

Apple® today announced that customers can start making payments with the touch of a finger on Monday, October 20, when Apple Pay™ becomes available in...

STOCK MARKET

500 More Banks Support Apple Pay // 500 Plus De Banques Soutiennent Apple Payer

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 20140361

Apple’s new electronic payments service will launch on Monday, after the iPhone maker signed up another 500 banks to support a feature that competes with...

International News

President Obama Urges Americans To Resist Ebola ‘hysteria // Le président Obama Exhorte Américains A Résister à L’Ebola “Hystérie

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014October 25, 20140399

President Obama Urges Americans To Resist Ebola ‘hysteria President Obama on Saturday repeated his argument against a travel ban on West Africa where Ebola is...

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