Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

The Other Side of Africa: From Nigeria to Netflix: African Cinema Goes Global

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150718

In the country that now represents Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria’s film industry has exploded in recent years, outstripping the more established Hollywood and Bollywood in...

AFRIKA HERALD

Obama Implies Cosby Allegations Amount To Rape // Obama Implique Cosby Montant D’allégations De Viol

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150565

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at an event recognizing emerging global entrepreneurs at the White House in Washington. Image by: KEVIN LAMARQUE /...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Greece Struggles To Cope With Migrants // Luttes De La Grèce A Faire Face Aux Migrants

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150588

For the UN Refugee Agency, the numbers tell the story. One hundred fifty-five thousand migrants have arrived in Greece this year – almost half by...

Tourism

UNWTO Takes Aim At Tourism’s Under-Representation In Global Financing // L’OMT S’attaque A La Sous-Représentation Du Tourisme Dans Le Financement Global

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150589

Despite its wide-reaching socio-economic impacts, tourism still receives limited attention as a tool for development.On the occasion of the Third International Conference on Financing for...

RELIGION

Tutu Foundation Issues Plea For Religious Tolerance Ahead of Mandela Day // Tutu Fondation Questions Plaidoyer Pour La Tolérance Religieuse Ahead of Mandela Day

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150684

RDM News Wire | 14 July, 2015 18:27 Nelson Mandela International Day focuses our attention on each other‚ and our responsibilities to live Madiba’s legacy...

BUSINESS

Low Oil Price Domino Effect to Shut More UK Fields Early // Effet De Domino De Prix Bas Niveau D’huile A Fermer Plus De Champs UK Au début

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015July 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015July 14, 20150565

Low oil prices have tightened the screws on some of the most depleted and costly oilfields in Britain’s North Sea, forcing operators to cease production...

Commerce

UAE BUSTS CELL OF NIGERIAN HACKERS BREAKING INTO US ACCOUNTS // ÉMIRATS ARABES UNIS BUSTES CELLULAIRE DES PIRATES NIGÉRIANS PAR EFFRACTION DANS DES COMPTES US

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150616

United Arab Emirates police have busted a cell of three Nigerian hackers who targeted US bank accounts, the interior ministry said Sunday. The trio...

BUSINESS

Transnet Expects Capital Expansion To Cost R336.6bn // Transnet Prévoit Le Développement Des Investissements Au Coût R336.6bn

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150556

Siyabonga Gama. STATE-owned logistics firm Transnet expects its capital expansion plan will now cost R336.6bn, up from R312.2bn a year ago, the company said...

Education

Egypt, Morocco , Tunisia Sign Declaration On Scientific Research // Egypte, Maroc, Tunisie Signe Déclaration Sur La Recherche Scientifique

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150611

Namir Galal A joint declaration between Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, was signed in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, on Monday to strengthen the cooperation between the...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Irregular Migration Threatens Asylum in Europe // Migration Irrégulière Menace D’asile En Europe

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015July 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015July 14, 20150643

Photo: Massimo Sestini/The Italian Coastguard Migrants packed aboard a fishing boat are rescued by the Italian Navy NAIROBI, 14 July 2015 (IRIN) – In a...

STOCK MARKET

Starbucks Coffee Is Coming To South Africa // Starbucks Coffee Arrive En Afrique Du Sud

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150671

South Africa’s Taste Holdings, which recently licenced global pizza giant, Domino’s in the country, has signed an exclusive deal with Starbucks Coffee. “For the first...

SPORTS

NBA To Play First Game In Africa On August 1 // BA Pour Jouer Le Premier Match En Afrique Le 1er Août

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150618

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced that the NBA’s first game in Africa will take place Aug. 1 at Ellis Park...

Health

UN & Partners Launch key Financing Platform To End Maternal, Child Mortality

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150643

The United Nations and its partners today launched a new initiative to help end maternal and child mortality by 2030, as they gathered in Addis...

Women's World

Sold Into Sex Slavery: The Plight Of African Women Migrating To Europe // Vendu Dans L’esclavage Sexuel : Le sort d\Des Femmes Africaines, La Migration Vers L’Europe

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150660

While reporting on the drama of African migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, I’ve been startled by how many of them are pregnant or...

Africa International News

Morocco King Launches Mohammed VI Foundation for African Ulemas // Fondation Maroc Roi Lance Mohammed VI Pour Les Oulémas Africaines

Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 14, 20150681

Casablanca – King Mohammed VI chaired, Monday at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, the announcement ceremony of the creation of the Mohammed VI Foundation for...

ECONOMY

Yes, We Need To Rethink Economic Liberalisation // Oui, Nous Devons Repenser La Libéralisation Economique

Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 20150577

Makerere University Business School through its economic think-tank, [Mubs Economic Forum] recently partnered with Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung, a German political foundation, hosting an economic performance debate...

ARTS & CULTURE

The History Of British Slave Ownership Has Been Buried: Now Its Scale Can Be Revealed // L’histoire De La Propriété Slave Britannique A Eté Enterré : Maintenant Son Echelle Peut Révéler

Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 2015July 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 2015July 13, 20150609

The past has a disconcerting habit of bursting, uninvited and unwelcome, into the present. This year history gate-crashed modern America in the form of a...

STOCK MARKET

Improving Output At Capstone’s Pinto Valley, Strong Minto Performance Offset Q2 Shortfall At Cozamin // Améliorer La Sortie De Capstone Pinto Valley, Minto Forte Performance Compenser Q2 Déficit A Cozamin //

Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 20150590

BY: HENRY LAZEN Source ; CREAMER MEDIA DEPUTY EDITOR: Rising grades and an improving performance at base metals producer Capstone Mining’s Pinto Valley, in Arizona,...

POLITICS

Nigerian President Sweeps Out Military Leadership Amids of Boko Haram Insurgents // Amids Leadership Militaire Président Nigérian Balayages Out Des Insurgés De Boko Haram

Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 20150627

Members of the Bring Back Our Girls group campaigning for the release of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants march to meet with...

AFRIKA HERALD

Nigeria And The Jiggers of The State // Le Nigéria Et Les Turluttes De L’État

Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 20150663

By : JIDE ADESINA I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of...

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