1st Afrika

Uganda Presidential Election 2016: Opposition Against Museveni Grows As Ex-Premier Amama Mbabazi Enters Race Independently

Jide AdesinaJuly 31, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 31, 20150422

Uganda’s then-Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi gives a speech during the second day of the World Economic Forum Meeting on Africa, at the Cape Town International

Entertainment

, Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator Genisys

Jide AdesinaJuly 31, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 31, 20150388

Oladayo A. Okeniyi was born on June 14, 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria, and has four siblings. His father is a retired customs officer from Nigeria, and

BUSINESS

Riyadh, Cairo Sign Pact To Boost Military, Economic Ties

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150380

Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed a pact in Cairo Thursday aimed at boosting military and economic ties between the two Arab allies. Relations have warmed

AFRIKA HERALD POLITICS

Nigeria Forces Free 59 Women, Children Held By Boko Haram

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150351

Some of the 59 individuals rescued from Boko Haram camps in Maiduguri, Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, climb onto a truck Thursday. Nigeria’s army said

STOCK MARKET

Cameco Net Earnings Slide 31%

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150344

Canada’s top uranium producer Cameco on Thursday reported a 31% slide in net earnings, as higher costs and a C$28-million settlement charge weighed-down the bottom

Tourism

UN Tackles Illicit Wildlife Poaching Amid Cecil the Lion Uproar

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150377

Cecil, a well-known, protected lion who lived in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, is seen in this frame grab taken from a November 2012 video

Health

Over 500 Quarantined After Ebola Case Recorded in N. Sierra Leone

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150326

Over 500 people were placed under quarantine in Sierra Leone’s northern district of Tonkolili following an Ebola case confirmed there over the weekend, an official

Aviation

U.S. To Deliver 8 F-16 Aircrafts To Egypt

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150358

The United States will deliver eight F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, as part of its ongoing military support to Egypt, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo

ECONOMY

Zimbabwe Says Economic Growth To Fall To 6 Year Low // Zimbabwe Dit Croissance Economique Pour Tomber A 6 An Bas

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150397

Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa has cut the country’s growth forecast by half to 1.5 percent this year, the lowest since the economy broke a

Women's World

Clarion Call For Unity of Purpose Among Women // Appel De Clairon Pour Unité De But Chez Les Femmes

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150340

Minister for Women in the Presidency, Susan Shabangu, has made a clarion call to women to have unity of purpose as she launched Women’s Month

AFRIKA HERALD

Season of U-turns in African Politics: Jilted Tanzania Ex-PM New Opposition Chief, Rival Jumps in Bed With Nkurunziza

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150362

Game of musical chairs however could only bring more uncertainty in East Africa, and frustration with its opportunistic politics. Edward Lowassa: Former Tanzania ex-PM set

SPORTS

Masai Ujiri Hopes Raptors Play NBA Game in Africa in The Future

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150339

By: Doug Smith For more than a decade he’s dreamed and built towards this moment, a tireless advocate for African basketball, a son of the

IMMIGRATION & YOU

New Deal To Send Migrants Home To Africa

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 20150351

One of Calais’s migrant makeshift camps known as ‘Jungle 2’ Photo: Rex By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent, and Rory Mulholland, Paris @ Telegraph British

Entertainment

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s Funeral Scheduled For Saturday // Funérailles De Bobbi Kristina Brown Prévu Pour Samedi

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015July 30, 20150383

Bobbi Kristina Brown. Image by: REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files Bobbi Kristina Brown’s funeral is set to take place at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Georgia

BUSINESS

Obama Seeks To Counter China’s Influence In Africa // Obama Cherche A Contrer L’Influence De La Chine En Afrique

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150353

EVAN VUCCI • ASSOCIATED PRESSPresident Obama told African leaders that fostering ties with the United States would mean “real economic partnerships.” ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –

Commerce

Groundnuts Have Huge Export Potential For Ghana – GEPA // Arachides Ont Un Potentiel Enorme P’exportation Pour Le Ghana – GEPA

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150352

Groundnuts Mr Stephen Normeshie, the General Manger of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), has said that groundnut has been identified as one of

ECONOMY

Botswana Metals Reveals 19 Metre New Zone of Nickel Sulphide // Botswana Métaux Révèle 19 Mètre Nouveau Zone De Nickel Sulfuré

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150362

has revealed that the latest drilling at Maibele North has discovered a new zone of up to 19 metres of nickel sulphide mineralisation. The discovery

International News

The Iran Nuclear Deal: New Economic Opportunities For Egypt // L’accord Nucléaire De L’Iran : Nouvelles Perspectives Economiques Pour L’Égypte

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150306

There is great potential for increasing trade between Egypt and Iran, two Middle Eastern powerhouses In recent decades, Egypt and Iran have not played nice.

POLITICS

Burundi Expat Dedicates Himself To Helping Street Children // Burundi Expat Se Consacre Aux Enfants Fes Rues D’aider

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150322

Young people, some on bicycles, hang to the back of a truck outside the capital Bujumbura, Burundi, July 19, 2015.Sadness consumed Deo Mbituyimana in 2007

STOCK MARKET

China Switch To African Oil Puts Pressure On Saudi Crude // Commutateur De Chine Pour Le Pétrole Africain Met La Pression Sur Le Brut Saoudien

Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJuly 30, 20150340

Weakness in global oil benchmark Brent has prompted China to buy more crude from Africa. The question now is how will top exporters Saudi Arabia

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