Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Cameroon Government Official Bans The Wearing of Veil And Burqa // Cameroun-Fonctionnaire Interdit Le Port Du Voile Et Burqa

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150694

The prefect of Noun has banned the wearing of veil and burqa in his administrative district. Boyomo Donatien, prefect of the department of Noun, in the...

RELATIONSHIP

Journalists Urged To Fight Torture // Ournalistes Invités A Lutter Contre La Torture

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150659

THE Advisor-Human Rights, Conflicts and Gender European Union, Rosette Sayson Meya, has urged journalists to be the lead crusaders of the fight against all acts...

Commerce

Kenya, Italian Bank Sign Sh34b Deal For Nakuru Water Project // Kenya, Banque Italienne Signe Sh34b Traiter Pour Nakuru Water Project

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150643

Kenya Tuesday signed a Sh34 billion financing agreement with Italy’s BNP Paribas and Intesa San Paolo banks for the construction of Itare Dam in Kuresoi....

Transportation

Peugeot To Build 557Mn Euro Morocco Auto Plant // Peugeot De Construire 557Mn Euro Maroc Auto

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150720

French automotive giant PSA Peugeot Citroen said today it will build a 557 million euro (USD 632 million) automobile factory in Morocco with an annual...

Properties and Real Estate

World Top footballers Most Expensive Mansions // Footballeurs Top Monde Plus Cher Mansions

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150910

Top 10 most expensive homes of footballers, Drogba comes tops! According to Richest Lifestyles, Chelsea and Ivory Coast footballer Didier Drogba has the most expensive...

POLITICS

Former Egypt President Morsi Calls For Supporters To ‘Continue The Revolution’ // L’Égypte Ancien Président Morsi Réclame Des Partisans De “Poursuivre” La Révolution”

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150621

File Photo: Ousted president Mohamed Morsi (Photo: Reuters) The official Facebook page and Twitter account of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi published a message Thursday...

AFRIKA HERALD

Call For UN Intervention In Burundi // Appel A L’Intervention Des Nations Unies Au Burundi

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150706

The UN Security Council must intervene in Burundi to prevent mass atrocities and the risk of a regional conflict, seven independent UN human rights investigators...

LIFE & STYLE

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

Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 16, 20150771

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, 20150622

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, 20150631

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, 20150625

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, 20150752

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, 20150602

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, 20150663

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, 20150592

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, 20150655

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, 20150686

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, 20150748

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, 20150691

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, 20150733

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...

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