Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

MTN Rwanda To Unveil Cross-Border Money Service // MTN Rwanda De Dévoiler Money Service Transfrontalière

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140714

MTN Rwanda will integrate its mobile money system with that of MTN Uganda this coming November. This will, according to the company, allow subscribers to...

Properties and Real Estate

Lamudi Set To use Social Media Campaigns To Showcase Nigerian Cities // Lamudi Configuré Pour Utiliser Campagnes De Médias Sociaux Pour Mettre En Valeur Les Villes Nigérianes

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140672

Over 50% of the population in Nigeria live in urban communities, with an expected growth of 3.75% per year. It is believed that by 2020...

ARTS & CULTURE

Slavery Exhibition Featuring Black Actors Chained In Cages Shut Down // Exposition De L’esclavage Doté Noir Acteurs Enchaînés Dans Des Cages Arrêter

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140691

Exhibit B, staged by The Barbican at The Vaults venue in London, was to have involved actors in chains and cages. The Barbican said it...

Asia International News

UK Lawmakers Cast Symbolic Vote To Recognize Palestine As A State // Les Législateurs Britanniques Cast Vote Symbolique Reconnaître La Palestine Comme Un Eta

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140768

Written by ; Laura Smith-Spark, CNN UK lawmakers have voted in the House of Commons to recognize Palestine as a state “as a contribution to...

RELATIONSHIP

Pistorius Would Not Be Able For Jail, Says Lawyer // Pistorius Ne Serait Pas Capable Pour Prison, Explique L’avocat

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140706

Oscar Pistorius should not go to jail because the overcrowded conditions of South African prisons would leave him vulnerable to gang rape and disease, a...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

ISIL Advance On Iraqi Town Unleashes New Flood Of Displacement, Warns UN Agency // ISIL Avance Sur A Ville Irakienne Dévoile New Flood Of Déplacement, Met En Garde l’Agence Des Nations Unies

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140729

A new offensive launched by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against the Iraqi city of Hit has triggered yet another wave...

POLITICS

Abyei Under tight security Watch of UN PeaceKeeping Mission // Abyei Sous Serré Montre De Sécurité De La Mission De Maintien De La Paix Des Nations Unies

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140701

The Security Council today extended the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei – a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and South Sudan – as part...

Health

UN Mission Chief Says Ebola Is Winning The race Against Time ; Dec 1 Is Crucial // Chef De Mission De l’ONU Dit Ebola Est De Gagner La Course Contre Le Temps; 1 Décembre Est Cruciale

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140762

The Ebola outbreak is “winning the race” against attempts to contain it, the head of the United Nations mission working to stop the deadly virus...

AFRIKA HERALD

One Million Somalis At Risk of Starvation, UN Envoy Warns, Briefing Security Council // Un million De Somaliens Menacés De Famine, Emissaire De l’ONU Met En Garde, Réunion Du Conseil De Sécurité

Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 15, 20140687

The United Nations envoy in Somalia warned today that despite some political and security gains, the humanitarian situation in the long-troubled country has deteriorated, with...

Cartoon HUMOR

Nobel Prize for Fighting Fundamentalism // Prix Nobel Pour La Lutte Contre Le Fondamentalisme

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 201401601

141014tt – Nobel Prize for Fighting Fundamentalism Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child...

STOCK MARKET

Nairobi Stock Exchange On The Verge To List Africa Oil On The Market // Bourse de Nairobi Sur Le Point To List Africa Oil Sur Le Marché

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 20140712

London-listed support services company Africa Oilfield Logistics plans to list its shares on Kenya’s Nairobi Securities Exchange, it said on Monday. The company, which is...

International News

Kim Jong-Un Back To Public Eyes // Kim Jong-Un Retour Aux Yeux Du Publique

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 20140691

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un has made his first public appearance in more than a month, with state media on Tuesday reporting a visit to...

Tourism

Un urges Need To Promote Biodiversity of Garamba Park // Un Exhorte Nécessité De Promouvoir La Biodiversité De Parc De La Garamba

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014October 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014October 14, 20140665

During a visit to the Garamba National Park, the top UN official in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) urged national and international actors to...

Health

Strong Community engagement And Social Activism key To Defeating Ebola In West Africa // L’engagement Communautaire fort Et Clé Activisme Social Pour Vaincre Le Virus Ebola En Afrique De L’Ouest

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 20140643

Community engagement and activism are critical in Sierra Leone’s ongoing battle against the spread of Ebola, a United Nations official declared today, adding that only...

POLITICS

UN Warns Of Growing Humanitarian Crisis In Somali //L’ONU met en garde contre une crise humanitaire croissante en Somalie

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014October 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014October 14, 20140705

The top United Nations official in Somalia today condemned the car bombing which left an estimated 13 people dead and many more injured in Mogadishu,...

ECONOMY

BURUNDI, ERITREA, EAST TIMOR TOP GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX // BURUNDI, l’Erythrée, TIMOR ORIENTAL TOP MONDIAL LA FAIM INDEX

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 20140727

Sixteen countries have alarming levels of hunger, with Burundi the worst affected, according to an annual index released on Monday. Sixteen countries have alarming...

AFRIKA HERALD

Prof Ali Alamin Mazrui Passed Away At The Age 81 In US // Prof. Ali Mazrui Alamin Est Décédé à l’âge De 81 Aux États-Unis

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 20140776

Renowned Kenyan scholar Ali Alamin Mazrui passed away Monday morning in Binghamton, New York in the United States. Prof Mazrui passed away at the...

Tourism

Carlson Rezidor Plans Two New Hotels In Africa // Carlson Rezidor Prévoit Deux Nouveaux Hôtels En Afrique

Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 20140760

Carlson Rezidor is planning to open two new properties in Uganda and Ghana. The Radisson Blu Hotel, Kampala – Carlson Rezidor’s first property in Uganda...

Aviation

Emirates Airline to strategically focus on Africa // Emirates Airline Se Concentrer Stratégiquement Sur L’Afriqu

Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 20140792

Emirates is placing a strategic focus on Africa in the coming decade by increasing operations by over 40%, said Sir Tim Clark speaking last week...

LIFE & STYLE

Judge Masipa To Deliver Sentence To Oscar Pistorius // Le Juge Prononcera La Peine Masipa Oscar Pistorius

Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 2014October 13, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 2014October 13, 20140672

What kind of sentence will Oscar Pistorius get for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp? Judge Thokozile Masipa has wide latitude in deciding the sentence after several...

Newsletter