Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Unspeakable Violence Against Children In South Sudan Must Stop – UNICEF Chief // Indicible Violence Contre Les Enfants Au Sud-Soudan Doit Arrêter – Chef De L’UNICEF

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150648

A child receives ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), at the UNICEF-supported Al-Shabbah Children’s Hospital, in Juba, South Sudan. Photo: UNICEF/Sebastian Rich The head of the United...

SPORTS

Murray Face Müller At The Aegon Championships // Murray Face Müller A L’Aegon Championships

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015June 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015June 19, 20150583

Top seed Andy Murray will face Luxemborg’s Gilles Müller in the quarter finals of a Wimbledon warm-up event – the Aegon Championships at the Queen’s...

Aviation

Spanish Airline Vueling Begins Flights To Accra From June // La Compagnie Espagnole Vueling Commence Des Vols A Destination D’Accra A Partir De Juin

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150723

Spain’s low cost carrier, Vueling is set to begin scheduled flights from June 20. The airline plans to fly to Accra every Saturday, with its...

LIFE & STYLE

Western Aid Donors Should Take Note Of Africa’s Changing Priorities // Donateurs Occidentaux Devraient Prendre Note Des Priorités De Changement De L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150631

OPINION By Greg Mills The fact Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir could snub an arrest warrant on his trip to South Africa is a symptom of...

AFRIKA HERALD

Egyptian Court Upheld The Death Penalty For Mohamed Mursi // Cour D’égyptien A Confirmé La Peine De Mort Pour Mohamed Mursi

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150606

(AFP) On Tuesday, an Egyptian court upheld the death penalty for Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president. Mursi was first sentenced to death last...

Tourism

94% of Moroccans Would Fight If Their Country Went To War: Survey // 94 % Des Marocains Se Battrait, Si Leur Pays Est Allé A La Guerre : Sondage

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150728

Rabat – There is widespread belief among Moroccans that they lack of patriotism and love for their homeland. This myth has been debunked by a...

STOCK MARKET

Botswana Metals Confirms Share Purchase Plan Price // Botswana Métaux Confirme Part Achat Plan Prix

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150611

Botswana Metals has extensive news flow pending from an 8000 metre drilling program, where first assays intersected broad zones of nickel sulphides. Botswana Metals (ASX:BML)...

RELATIONSHIP

Rights Group Accuses Tobruk Libyan Government Of Torture // Droits De Groupe Accuse Le Gouvernement Libyen De Tobrouk De Torture

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150717

By Ken Hanly Tobruk – Human Rights Watch(HRW) said that the internationally-recognized Libyan government based in Tobruk, with its allied forces, was responsible for arbitrary...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Nigerian Girl Wins Legal Battle On Refugee Status // Girl Nigériane Remporte La Bataille Juridique Sur Le Statut De Réfugié

Jide AdesinaJune 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 19, 20150652

A girl with “significant” special needs born in Ireland after her Nigerian mother claimed she fled here due to fears her unborn child might suffer...

Women's World

Rihanna Designs A Range of Flash Tattoos // Rihanna A Conçu Une Gamme De Tatouages Flash.

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 201501020

Rihanna has designed a range of flash tattoos. The ‘Diamonds’ hitmaker has teamed up with Los Angeles-based jewellery designer Jacquie Aiche to create a line...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

250,000 Children Starving In South Sudan As 18-Month Conflict Rages On // 250 000 Enfants Mourant De Faim Dans Le Sud-Soudan Comme Conflit De 18 Mois Fait Rage

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150547

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN A quarter of a million children face starvation in war-torn South Sudan, with an end to the 18-month conflict as distant...

Commerce

Airtel’s Tower Sale Deal In Africa Falls Through // Tour Vente Deal De Airtel En Afrique Tombe A Travers

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150643

Now the deal with Tanzania and Tchad stands terminated, the agreement with HTA for Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo is still intact, sources...

LIFE & STYLE

Chocolate ‘May Be Good’ For Your Heart // Chocolat « Peut Etre Bon » Pour Votre Cœur

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150719

New research has added to tentative evidence that eating chocolate in modest quantities may be good for the heart, its investigators say. Scientists in Britain...

RELATIONSHIP

1,400 Leads Fails To Locate Two US Prison Breakers // 1 400 Conduit Omet De Se Situer A Deux Nous Prison Breakers

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150593

Progression images of what convicted murderers Richard Matt(L) and David Sweat might look like after being on the run for ten days. (AFP/New York State...

Entertainment

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Aunts Row Over Fate // Ligne De Tantes De Bobbi Kristina Brown Au Sort

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150583

BUSINESS

CBC Chairman Concerned Trade Maneuvers Imperil Africa Pact // Président De CBC Concerne Commerce Manœuvres Mettent En Danger Le Pacte De L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150600

Trade Adjustment Assistance legislation could be a casualty of efforts to stymie Trade Promotion Authority; now, some members fear the long-heralded African Growth and Opportunity...

Aviation

US To Assist Ghana’s Aviation Sector // NOUS Pour Aider Le Secteur De L’Aviation Du Ghana

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015June 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015June 18, 20150631

Mr Anthony Foxx, the US Secretary of Transportation, has pledged the readiness of the United States Department of Transportation to provide technical assistance and capacity...

Education

Bookham Students Enable African Schoolgirls To Gain An Education // Bookham Etudiants Activez Ecolières Africains D’acquérir Une Education

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150593

STUDENTS in Bookham have raised more than £3,000 to help girls in Africa travel to school to get an education. Manor House School has collected...

AFRIKA HERALD

UN urges Libyan factions to reach agreement // Des Nations Unies Engage Les Factions Libyennes S’entendre

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150641

Amid four years of turmoil, Islamist militia controlling capital welcomes draft unity deal, but says ‘modifications’ needed The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged Libyan...

ARTS & CULTURE

Seattle Art Museum Presents ‘Disguise: Masks And Global African Art’ // Seattle Art Museum Présente ‘ Déguisement : Masques Et Global De L’Art Africain ”

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150607

Drawing inspiration from the Seattle Art Museum’s celebrated African collection, Disguise: Masks and Global African Art (opening June 18, 2015) is a groundbreaking exhibition that...

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