Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

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, 20150688

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, 20150619

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, 20150677

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, 20150705

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, 20150779

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, 20150718

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, 20150771

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, 20150717

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, 20150749

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, 20150689

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, 20150665

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, 20150654

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, 20150692

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, 20150735

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

AFRIKA HERALD

Boko Haram Attacks Prison In Niger, Four killed

Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 13, 20150797

Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa late on Saturday, military sources said, in an...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Against All Odds: The UN Mission to Protect South Sudan // Contre Toute Attente : La Mission De L’ONU Pour Protéger Le Sud-Soudan

Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 20150749

The UN’s work in Bentiu, South Sudan has helped to keep 80,000 people alive in the face of immense challenges, and that is a considerable...

Africa International News

UN Envoy Welcomes Indictment of Former Guinean Leader Over 2009 Stadium Deaths // Envoyé De L’ONU Se Félicite De Mise En Accusation De L’ancien Dirigeant Guinéen En 2009 Stade Décès

Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 20150772

Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, briefs journalists. UN Photo/Loey Felipe The United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict has...

STOCK MARKET

BoU Steps In To Save Shilling // BoU intervient pour préserver une Shilling

Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 20150633

THE Bank of Uganda (BoU) on Thursday sold an unspecified amount of US dollars to the market to contain the volatile movement of the exchange...

POLITICS

Protests After Arrest of Ugandan Presidential Aspirants // Protestations Après L’arrestation D’Aspirants Présidentiels Ougandais

Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 20150727

Police in Uganda arrested two major challengers to President Yoweri Museveni in the upcoming elections planned for next year. The two are former Premier Amama...

ECONOMY

IMF Lowers Global Growth Forecasts, Cites US Weakness // FMI Abaisse Les Prévisions De Croissance Mondiale, Cite La Faiblesse Américaine

Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 20150626

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday trimmed its forecast for global economic growth for this year to take into account the impact of recent...

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