Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

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, 20150696

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...

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, 20150722

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, 20150672

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, 20150644

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, 20150627

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, 20150670

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, 20150711

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, 20150770

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, 20150726

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, 20150734

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, 20150610

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, 20150706

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, 20150609

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...

AFRIKA HERALD

Human Rights Activists Voice Fears For Missing Gambian Journalist // Défenseurs Des Droits De L’homme La Voix Craintes Manquantes Journaliste Gambien

Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 9, 20150657

A high-profile Gambian journalist has been missing for a week after being abducted by suspected intelligence agents, press freedom campaigners said on Thursday, voicing fears...

Tourism

Will Synthetic Horns Save or Destroy Wild Rhino Populations ? // Cornes Synthétiques Sauver Ou Détruire Les Populations De Rhinocéros Sauvages ?

Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 20150628

US based bio-engineering firm, Pembient, is one of three companies that plans to flood Chinese and Vietnamese markets with synthetic 3D-printed rhino horn in an...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Officials of Arusha-based African Court On Sensitisation Mission in Kingdom of Lesotho // Fonctionnaires De La Cour Africaine Basée A Arusha Sur La Mission De Sensibilisation Au Royaume Du Lesotho

Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 20150576

Officials of the Arusha based African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has embarked on a two-day sensitisation visit to the Kingdom of Lesotho...

ECONOMY

Why Economists Get It Wrong On Africa // Pourquoi Les Economistes Se Tromper Sur L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 20150649

There has been a chronic failure among economists to explain growth in Africa. The methods and analytical angles they have used to explain relative failure...

Commerce

Gold Wage Demands ‘Unaffordable’ // Demandes De Salaire Or « Inabordables »

Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 20150622

The wage demands tabled by four trade unions in the gold sector are unaffordable, gold producing companies said on Wednesday. The companies said the demands...

SPORTS

Djokovic, Raonic Out of Davis Cup // Djokovic, Raonic Hors Coupe Davis

Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 8, 20150677

Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic were left out of their countries’ Davis Cup quarter-final squads on Tuesday but Andy Murray was confirmed to lead Great...

Tourism

Barack Obama Trip To Kenya To Rake In Millions // Voyage De Barack Obama Au Kenya A Râteau En Millions

Jide AdesinaJuly 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 7, 20150632

A global economic summit to be attended by US President Barack Obama will shore up the country’s tourism sector with players in the hospitality industry...

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