Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Leymah Roberta Gbowee A Peace Activist , Nobel laureate And African Most Inspirational Speaker // Activiste Leymah Roberta Gbowee Un Paix, Prix Nobel Et Africains Les Plus Conférencier

Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 2014October 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 2014October 25, 20140828

Leymah Roberta Gbowee was born on the 1st of February 1972. she is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women’s peace movement that...

ARTS & CULTURE

The Untold Story of Mammy Finally Revealed In New “Gone With The Wind” Prequel Novel // The Untold Story De Mammy Enfin Dévoilé Sa Nouvelle «Gone With The Wind” Prequel Nove

Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 20140855

Nationwide — 78 years after the publication of Margaret Mitchell’s infamous “Gone With the Wind”, and 75 years after the release of the Oscar-winning film,...

FASHION

African Fashion And Arts In The Centre Of Global Economy // La Mode Africaine Et Des Arts Dans Le Centre De L’économie Mondiale

Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 20140827

Africa’s economy has continued growing rapidly riding on the back of success recorded in some sectors and resurgence of others like manufacturing, which has now...

Entertainment

Miss Bentie Abigail Baciara Crowned Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2014 // Mlle Bentie Abigail Baciara Couronné Du Ghana Most Beautiful 2014

Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 2014October 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 2014October 25, 20140862

After 13 weeks of tackling various tasks with nine other contestants, Miss Bentie Abigail Baciara aka Baci now holds the bragging rights as winner of...

AFRIKA HERALD POLITICS

Egypt declares emergency in northern Sinai, As 33 killed // Egypte Déclare D’Urgence Dans Le Nord Du Sinaï 33 tués

Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 20140765

By Yusri Mohamed ( reuters ) and EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) Egypt’s National Defense Council declared...

ECONOMY

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, 20140815

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, 20140834

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, 20140673

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, 20140664

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, 20140694

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, 20140808

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, 20140666

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, 20140682

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, 20140682

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, 20140778

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, 20140821

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, 20140687

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, 20140719

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, 20140691

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, 20140820

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

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