Jide Adesina, Author at 1st Afrika

Iron And Steel Lower Iron Ore Prices Are Here To Stay Warns BHP CEO // Fer Et Acier Baisse Des Prix Du Minerai De Fer Sont Ici Pour Rester Avertit Le PDG De BHP

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150333

BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie Lower iron ore prices are here to stay as new mine production outpaces weaker growth in demand, according to the...

Transportation

Amtrak Passenger Train Derailed And Tipped Over In Philadelphia // Passagers Amtrak Train Déraillé Et à L’extrémité Plus Dans Philadelphie

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150366

An Amtrak passenger train headed to New York City derailed and tipped over in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, tearing cars apart and killing at least...

ECONOMY

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea Sign Cooperation Pacts // Indonésie, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée Signe Pactes De Coopération

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150375

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill witnessed the signing of several cooperation agreements on Tuesday. Indonesia was represented by...

BUSINESS

Metals of Africa is Drilling High Impact Graphite Program In Mozambique // Métaux D’Afrique Est Forage High Impact Graphite Programme Au Mozambique

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150342

Metals of Africa (ASX:MTA)has started a 5,000 metre drill program to define a maiden near-surface JORC Resource at the Montepuez Central Project in Mozambique that...

Transportation

Google Self-Driving Cars Not Crash-Proof // Google Se Conduire Des Voitures Pas A L’épreuve Du Crash

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150336

Google on Monday said that even self-driving cars that can sense and react faster than humans still wind up in accidents. “We’ve been hit from...

Entertainment

‘Catch The Moon’ ; Cannes: Europe and Egypt Join Forces on Gaza-Set Dramedy // « Attraper la lune » ; Cannes : L’Europe et L’Egypte S’associent Sur Gaza-série Comédie Dramatique

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150355

ANDY KROPA/GETTY IMAGES Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent@NickVivarelli British director Ken Loach’s Sixteen Films production shingle, France’s Le Pact, Germany’s Pandora and Egypt’s Film...

AFRIKA HERALD

UN Diplomat Shot, Robbed of Sh20,000 And Gold Chain // UN Diplomate Shot, Dépouillés De Sh20, Chaîne 000 Et or

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015May 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015May 13, 20150380

A session of a past forum at the UN headquarters in Gigiri. A UN diplomat was shot and robbed of Sh20,000 and a gold chain...

Health

Northwestern Scientists Look To Nigeria For Drug Research // Nord-Ouest Scientifiques Cherchent Au Nigéria Pour La Recherche Sur Les Médicaments

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150303

Shane McKeon, Inspired by traditional healing techniques used in Nigeria, Northwestern researchers synthesized new chemical compounds that might someday be used to treat people with...

Properties and Real Estate

Rising Through Cities in Ghana // Gravi De Villes En Ghana

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150381

The World Bank and the Government of Ghana will release, on May 14, 2015, a report on urbanization in Ghana titled: Rising through Cities in...

Uncategorized

Unilever Promise Shareholders of Better Returns // Actionnaires De Unilever Promesse De Meilleurs Rendements

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150345

Unilever Plc has assured shareholders that the company would continue to explore new business opportunities that would enabthem survive unfavorable business environment and accelerate company’s...

STOCK MARKET

ABG Egypt Unit Income Surges 21pc // ABG Egypte Unité Revenu Les Surtensions 21pc

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150397

Al Baraka Bank Egypt, a subsidiary banking unit of Al Baraka Banking Group (ABG) and its investment arm in Egypt, announced that net income jumped...

LIFE & STYLE

NEW STUDY FINDS DRUG-RESISTANT TYPHOID FEVER SPREADING ACROSS AFRICA // NOUVELLE ÉTUDE RÉVÈLE PHARMACORÉSISTANTE FIÈVRE TYPHOÏDE S’EST RÉPANDUE DANS L’AFRIQUE

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 20150388

AFP Photo/Jekesai Njikizana by FRANCES MARTEL A new study on typhoid fever, an infection spread through unsanitary food and water, and prominent in parts of Asia...

Health

Nurse in Italy Tests Positive For Ebola ; Was in Sierra Leone // Infirmière En Italie Tests Positifs Pour Ebola ; A Eté En Sierra Leone

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015May 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015May 12, 20150320

Italy’s health ministry says a nurse who came to Italy from Sierra Leone last week has tested positive for the Ebola virus. The ministry said...

Transportation

A Naval Base on The Horn of Africa For China ? // Une Base Navale Sur La Corne De L’Afrique Pour La Chine ?

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 20150342

According to Djibouti’s president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, “discussions are ongoing” with China for a potential military base off the coast of the small African country,...

IMMIGRATION & YOU

‘Countless’ S. Africa Immigrants Detained // « Innombrables » Immigrants D’Afrique Détenus

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 20150350

FILE – Women fleeing attacks on immigrants line up for food at a temporary refugee camp in east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Apr. 20, 2015....

AFRIKA HERALD

SOUTH SUDAN FIGHTING CAUSES HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, SAYS UN // SUD-SOUDAN, LUTTE CONTRE LES CAUSES DE CRISE HUMANITAIRE, DIT L’ONU

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 20150340

UN says South Sudan conflict includes child kidnappings, rapes and causes humanitarian crisis The United Nations mission to South Sudan has received credible reports...

AFRIKA HERALD

“The Path of Power” ; An Open Letter To The President Elect of Federal Republic of Nigeria , Gen . Muhammed Buhari // « Le Chemin Du Pouvoir » ; Une Lettre Ouverte Au Président Elu De La République Fédérale Du Nigéria, Gen. Muhammed Buhari

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015May 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015May 12, 20150326

Mr. President Elect , Let this season of Change be known as the season which did more for civil rights than the last fifty...

ARTS & CULTURE

‘I will Not Be Silenced’: Fight For Justice That Gave Kenyan Rape Victims A Voice //

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 20150341

As Charlotte Campbell-Stephen sat in a Kenyan police station reporting the brutal attack and gang rape she endured over an eight-hour period, the police interview...

Tourism

Stop Dredging in Diani Beach, Plead Hoteliers // Arrêter Les Travaux De Dragage A Diani Beach, Plaider Hôteliers

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 20150388

By MATHIAS RINGA Tourism players have warned that the harvesting of sand in the sea off Diani Beach might deal a big blow to the...

International News

Mo Ibrahim Blames US Polarisation For Attacks Against Clinton Philanthropy // Mo Ibrahim Blâme La Polarisation US Pour Des Attaques Contre Clinton Philanthropie

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 20150341

By ADRIENNE KLASA As supporters of the Clinton Foundation gather in Marrakesh, Morocco, advocates of the organisation refuted accusations that the philanthropy had been manipulated...

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