Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Season of U-turns in African Politics: Jilted Tanzania Ex-PM New Opposition Chief, Rival Jumps in Bed With Nkurunziza

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150692

Game of musical chairs however could only bring more uncertainty in East Africa, and frustration with its opportunistic politics. Edward Lowassa: Former Tanzania ex-PM set...

SPORTS

Masai Ujiri Hopes Raptors Play NBA Game in Africa in The Future

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150761

By: Doug Smith For more than a decade he’s dreamed and built towards this moment, a tireless advocate for African basketball, a son of the...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

New Deal To Send Migrants Home To Africa

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 20150750

One of Calais’s migrant makeshift camps known as ‘Jungle 2’ Photo: Rex By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent, and Rory Mulholland, Paris @ Telegraph British...

Entertainment

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Funeral Scheduled For Saturday // Funérailles De Bobbi Kristina Brown Prévu Pour Samedi

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 20150752

Bobbi Kristina Brown. Image by: REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files Bobbi Kristina Brown’s funeral is set to take place at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Georgia...

BUSINESS

Obama Seeks To Counter China’s Influence In Africa // Obama Cherche A Contrer L’Influence De La Chine En Afrique

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150670

EVAN VUCCI • ASSOCIATED PRESSPresident Obama told African leaders that fostering ties with the United States would mean “real economic partnerships.” ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –...

Commerce

Groundnuts Have Huge Export Potential For Ghana – GEPA // Arachides Ont Un Potentiel Enorme P’exportation Pour Le Ghana – GEPA

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150719

Groundnuts Mr Stephen Normeshie, the General Manger of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), has said that groundnut has been identified as one of...

ECONOMY

Botswana Metals Reveals 19 Metre New Zone of Nickel Sulphide // Botswana Métaux Révèle 19 Mètre Nouveau Zone De Nickel Sulfuré

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150673

has revealed that the latest drilling at Maibele North has discovered a new zone of up to 19 metres of nickel sulphide mineralisation. The discovery...

International News

The Iran Nuclear Deal: New Economic Opportunities For Egypt // L’accord Nucléaire De L’Iran : Nouvelles Perspectives Economiques Pour L’Égypte

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150649

There is great potential for increasing trade between Egypt and Iran, two Middle Eastern powerhouses In recent decades, Egypt and Iran have not played nice....

POLITICS

Burundi Expat Dedicates Himself To Helping Street Children // Burundi Expat Se Consacre Aux Enfants Fes Rues D’aider

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150662

Young people, some on bicycles, hang to the back of a truck outside the capital Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2015.Sadness consumed Deo Mbituyimana in 2007...

STOCK MARKET

China Switch To African Oil Puts Pressure On Saudi Crude // Commutateur De Chine Pour Le Pétrole Africain Met La Pression Sur Le Brut Saoudien

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150746

Weakness in global oil benchmark Brent has prompted China to buy more crude from Africa. The question now is how will top exporters Saudi Arabia...

ECONOMY

Why Guinea Matters to America // Importance De La Guinée Vers L’Amérique

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 20150710

Blessed with abundant natural resources, Guineans should live in the most prosperous country in West Africa. But my country remains stuck in extreme poverty because...

SPORTS

Federer Withdraws From Rogers Cup // Federer Se Retire De La Coupe Rogers

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150695

World No 2 Roger Federer has withdrawn from next month’s Rogers Cup in Montreal, though he gave no reason for his decision in a statement...

AFRIKA HERALD

Nigeria-Cameroon Talks To Focus On Boko Haram // Nigeria-Cameroun Parle De Se Concentrer Sur Boko Haram

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150840

President of Cameroon Paul Biya (2-L) walks with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari (L) following his arrival at the airport in Yaounde on Wednesday. (AFP)...

Health

Ebola ; WHO Warns of Trouble ; Sierra Leone Braces For Spread // Ebola ; QUI Vous Avertit Des Problèmes ; Sierra Leone Accolades De Propagation

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150648

The World Health Organization on Wednesday hailed the fewest weekly infections for over a year in the west African Ebola epidemic, but warned they were...

AFRIKA HERALD

Tribute To Oba Sijuwade Olubuse II And The Genealogy of ife kingdom

Jide AdesinaJuly 29, 2015July 29, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 29, 2015July 29, 201501564

His Imperial Majesty Alayeluwa Oba Okunade Sijuwade (CFR, DCL, LLD, D. LITT) Olubuse II OONI of Ife ONI OF IFE ; OBA SIJUWADE CROSS OVER...

ECONOMY

World Bank Provides $2.1 billion (N413 billion) Rehabilitation Package For The North-Eastern States // La Banque mondiale fournit $ 2,1Milliards (N413 milliards) Réhabilitation Package For The North-Eastern States

Jide AdesinaJuly 29, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 29, 20150659

One of the gains of President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent visit to the US is the announcement of the World Bank plan to provide a $2.1...

Tourism

EAGLE ONE – NIGERIA THE GIANT OF AFRICA

Jide AdesinaJuly 29, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 29, 20150863

Muhammadu Buhari’s aircraft fleet is impressing. Learn how much money needed to be able to fly like the President of Nigeria. Boeing Business Jet 737 is...

International News

South Sudan Displeased at Non-Invitation to Obama Meeting // Sud-Soudan A Déplu A Non-Invitation A La Réunion D’Obama

Jide AdesinaJuly 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 28, 20150663

South Sudan’s foreign minister says the government in Juba is disappointed after it was left out of a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss...

POLITICS

Congo Opposition In Bid To Resist President’s Third-Term Push // Opposition Du Congo Dans Le But De Résister A Des Tiers-mandat Du Président Pousser

Jide AdesinaJuly 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 28, 20150638

Congo Republic’s opposition parties have convened an Alternative National Forum in rejection of a government-sponsored conference that opens the door to President Denis Sassou Nguesso...

LIFE & STYLE

Libya Court Sentences Gadhafi Son To Death For 2011killings // Cour De Libye Phrases Fils De Kadhafi A Mort Pour 2011killings

Jide AdesinaJuly 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 28, 20150824

Moammar Gadhafi’s son and onetime heir apparent was convicted and sentenced to death on Tuesday by a court in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on charges...

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