Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Greece Urged To Reach Deal Before Summit With Bailout Monitors // La Grèce A Demandé Instamment A Concluent Une Entente Avant Le Sommet Avec Les Moniteurs De Sauvetage

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150306

High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. EU leaders...

TECHNOLOGY

Huge Global Investment Ploughed Into Africa’s Telecoms Industry // Énorme Investissement Mondial Dans L’industrie Des Télécommunications De L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150359

DAR ES SALAAM The telecoms industry forms a crucial foundation to Africa’s economic growth affecting all aspects of the business and social sphere. The continent...

STOCK MARKET

Rand Collusion Investigation Leader Loves ‘ The Gory Details’ // Rand Collusion Enquête Leader Aime “Les Détails Sanglants”

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150330

For evidence of collusion, South Africa’s antitrust boss needn’t stray far from his Pretoria office. Standing on a third-floor landing looking across a grand...

RELIGION

International Day of Yoga Celebrated in Egypt // Journée Internationale De Yoga Célébrée En Egypte

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150338

A special event marking the first International Yoga Day was held in Egypt and was attended by people from all walks of life, including Egyptian...

SPORTS

Andy Murray Wins Fourth Queen’s Club Title With Two Wins In A Day // Andy Murray Remporte Le Titre De Reine Quatrième Club Avec Deux Victoires En Une Journée

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150326

Andy Murray joined the likes of John McEnroe and Boris Becker as a four-time Queen’s Club champion with an impressive victory over Kevin Anderson. The...

Properties and Real Estate

South Africa’s House Prices Rising, Amidst Sluggish Economic Growth // Maison De L’Afrique Du Sud Les Prix En Hausse, Au Milieu D’une Croissance Economique Anémique

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150380

South Africa’s house prices are now rising again, after six lacklustre years. The house price index for medium-sized houses rose by 8.8% during the year...

ARTS & CULTURE

“Neda Wants To Die”, A Theater Play By Luigi Laraia On Gender Based Violence In Conflict // « Neda Veut Mourir », Une Pièce De Théâtre Par Luigi Laraia Sur Sexe Basé Sur La Violence Dans Les Conflits

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150325

Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC) – Amphitheater Nairobi, Kenya The World Bank Group in Nairobi is organizing a theater performance followed by a panel discussion...

LIFE & STYLE

Obama’s Ancestral Homeland in Kenya Had Lots of Hope, But Got Little Change // Terre Ancestrale De Obama Au Kenya Avait Beaucoup D’espoir, Mais Eu Peu De Changement

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150327

Barack Obama Okoth, a student at Senator Barack Obama Primary School in Kogelo, Kenya, takes notes on June 17. President Obama is visiting Kenya next...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Somalia Soldier, 4 Militants Killed in Training Site Attack // Soldat De La Somalie, 4 Militants Tués Dans L’attaque Du Site De Formation

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150376

A Somali soldier and four militants were killed Sunday as an extremist group linked to Al Qaeda tried to attack a training compound used for...

International News

CPJ Urges Egypt To Stop ‘Campaign’ Against Al-Jazeera // Le CPJ Exhorte Egypte A Cesser De « Campagne » Contre Al-Jazeera

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150360

FILE – An employee of the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network passes by an Al-Jazeera logo at the network’s offices in Doha, Qatar. The U.S.-based Committee to...

AFRIKA HERALD

Nigeria President Buhari Officially Moves To Aso Rock “Presidential Villa” // Nigeria Le Président Buhari Passe Officiellement A Aso Rock “Villa Présidentielle ”

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150379

After spending over three weeks at the Defence House since his inauguration , Nigeria new elected President Muhammadu Buhari finally moved into the Presidential Villa...

Women's World

Kenyan Grannies Use Tricks To Stop Rape // Mamies Kenyan Utilisation Astuces Pour Arrêter Le Viol

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150351

Instructors from the Ujamaa self-defence programme train a group of women to protect themselves against rape at the Mukuru Kwa Njenga slum in the capital...

POLITICS

Mali: Tuaregs Sign Treaty Giving North Partial Autonomy // Mali : Touaregs Signent Traité Donnant Une Autonomie Partielle Du Nord

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150338

MALI’S Tuareg separatist guerillas signed a peace deal with the government on Saturday, drawing three years of civil war to a close. The Co-ordination of...

BUSINESS

Union Power Play Must Not Stymie Gold-sector Pay Deal // Syndicat Power Play Doit Bloquer Pas Pay Or-Secteur Deal

Jide AdesinaJune 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 22, 20150345

Wage talks in the gold-mining sector this week between the Chamber of Mines and unions could not be more important, both for the industry and...

LIFE & STYLE

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY

Jide AdesinaJune 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 21, 20150375

“A “true father is always there. He is there to spill tears of happiness...

ARTS & CULTURE

Oxford’s Professor of Poetry : Wole Soyinka Loses Race To British Poet, Simon Armitage // Professeur D’Oxford De La Poésie : Wole Soyinka Perd La Course Au Poète Britannique, Simon Armitage

Jide AdesinaJune 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 21, 20150344

Prof. Wole Soyinka has lost the race to be Oxford’s Professor of poetry to English poet, playwright and novelist, Simon Armitage. Armitage, the popular poet and broadcaster, secured 1,221...

LIFE & STYLE

Al-Jazeera Journalist Arrested in Germany At Request of Egyptian Government, Claims Qatari-Backed Broadcaster // Journaliste D’Al-Jazira Arrêté En Allemagne A La Demande Du Gouvernement Egyptien, Affirme Riyal-Backed Diffuseur

Jide AdesinaJune 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 21, 20150346

Ahmed Mansour was sentenced in his absence at an Egyptian court in 2014 after being accused of torturing a lawyer in Tahrir Square in 2011...

CARTOON HUMOR

Nigeria Pushing Forward But No Direction ! Oh south African Navigating The Compass To Xenophobic

Jide AdesinaJune 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 21, 20150628

This is a political cartoon by Nigerian cartoonist Mike Asukwo who works for the Nigerian newspaper “Business Daily.” Depicted is a stationary truck labeled in...

Properties and Real Estate

Ghana Destroys Hundreds of Homes In Capital In Bid To Prevent Floods // Ghana A Détruit Des Centaines De Maisons Dans La Capitale Afin De Prévenir Les Inondations

Jide AdesinaJune 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 20, 20150337

Bulldozers razed hundreds of homes and businesses in the poor Sodom and Gomorrah neighbourhood of Ghana’s capital on Saturday so the authorities can start widening...

BUSINESS

Sudan’s Leather Exports Dropped By $10 million in 2014 // Les Exportations De Cuir Du Soudan A Chuté De $10Millions En 2014

Jide AdesinaJune 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 20, 20150410

A paper presented at a forum organized by the Investment Promotion Commission (IPC) has shown that Sudan’s leather exports have decreased by $10 million in...

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