1st Afrika

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, 20150399

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, 20150367

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, 20150359

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, 20150361

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

ECONOMY

Looking Back To Move Forward: An Interview With Elsie Kanza, Head of Africa, World Economic Forum // Regarder En Arrière Pour Aller De L’avant : Une Entrevue Avec Elsie Kanza, Head of Africa, World Economic Forum

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015June 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015June 18, 20150392

By ADRIENNE KLASA In 1992, one year after the end of the apartheid era in South Africa, the two leaders that would broker the country’s

TECHNOLOGY

Officials Move To Ease Money Transfer Across East Africa // Des Agents Passent Faciliter Le Transfert D’argent A Travers L’Afrique De L’est

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150373

By LILIAN OCHIENG Officials in East Africa are working to ease money transfer across the region in a move to boost trade. Low cross border

Uncategorized

Access Africa Reveals Two Winners of $5Million Renewable Energy Fund // Accès Afrique Révèle Deux Lauréats Du Fonds Energie Renouvelable De 5millions $

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150308

Access Infra Africa has announced Quaint Solar Energy from Nigeria andFlatbush Solar from Cameroon as the winners of the inaugural Access Co-Development Fund (ACF). ACF

AFRIKA HERALD

UN Agency Airlifts Lifesaving Survival kits To Displaced In Hard-To-Reach Areas of South Sudan // Nations Unies Agence Airlifts Sauvetage Survie Trousses Aux Déplacés Dans Hard Zones Du Sud-Soudan

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150369

Aid workers loading a plane with survival kits for distribution in South Sudan. Photo: International Organization for Migration (IOM) The United Nations agriculture agency has

RELATIONSHIP

World Day to Combat Desertification 2015 // Journée Mondiale De Lutte Contre La Désertification 2015

Jide AdesinaJune 18, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 18, 20150392

The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed worldwide on 17 June every year. The focus this year is “attainment of food security for

RELIGION

RAMADAN GREETINGS FROM THE AFRIKA MARKET

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150385

“It is a period of sober reflection, a period we move closer to Almighty Allah in supplication and prayers and a period prayers are answered

International News

FBI: Kareem Planned Super Bowl Attack // FBI: Kareem Prévues Attaque Super Bowl

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150401

Authorities said that the man arrested on charges relating to the shooting at an anti-Islam event in Texas last month had aspirations to join the

AFRIKA HERALD

Nigeria Blast: 63 Die As Boko Haram ‘Bag of Bombs’ Explodes At Abandoned Camp // Nigeria Blast : 63Mourir Que Boko Haram « Sac De Bombes » Explose Au Camp Abandonné

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150329

Boko Haram took control of a large swath of north-east Nigeria until a multinational force this year forced them out of towns and villages A

SPORTS

Federer Cruises Past Gulbis in Germany // Federer Croisières Passées Gulbis En Allemagne

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150375

World No 2 Roger Federer comfortably beat Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6-3 7-5 on Wednesday to move into the last eight of the Halle Open where

RELATIONSHIP

Trial of Congolese warlord Ntaganda to be held in The Hague // Procès Du Seigneur De Guerre Congolais Bernard Ntaganda, Qui Se Tiendra A La Haye

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150379

Judges at the International Criminal Court decided on Tuesday that the opening of the trial of Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda will take place at its

STOCK MARKET

Centum Net Profit Jumps 160pc Helped By Asset Sales // Bénéfice Net Centum Saute 160pc Aidé Par La Vente D’actifs

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150363

Centum net profit jumps 160pc helped by asset sales Old Mutual Securities analyst Eric Munywoki, told Nation that the results were expected after Centum made

POLITICS

Mozambique Marks Massacre Ahead of Independence Anniversary // Massacre De Marques Au Mozambique Avant De L’anniversaire De L’indépendance

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150366

Ahead of 40th independence anniversary celebrations next week, Mozambique has marked the 1960 Mueda massacre when up to 600 protesters were gunned down by Portuguese

AFRIKA HERALD

Egypt’s El-Sissi Pardons 165 Inmates Who Broke Anti-protest Law // El-Sissi De L’Egypte Pardonne 165 Détenus Qui Ont Fait Irruption De Anti-protestation Droit

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150420

More than a hundred people jailed under a tough law curbing the right to demonstrate have been freed by Egyptian President el-Sissi. The move was

LIFE & STYLE

NIGERIA RAIDS ‘BABY FACTORY,’ WHERE PREGNANT TEENS ARE FORCED TO SELL BABIES TO FOREIGNERS // NIGERIA RAIDS “BABY FACTORY,” OÙ LES ADOLESCENTES ENCEINTES SONT OBLIGÉS DE VENDRE DES BÉBÉS À DES ÉTRANGERS

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150402

by MARY CHASTAIN Authorities in Enugu State, Nigeria, discovered a “baby factory” and have arrested owner Ikechukwu Onoh during a raid. The “factory” consisted of nine pregnant

SPORTS

ANDRE IGUAGALA,NIGERIAN AMERICAN MAKE HISTORY,NBA FIANAL MVP

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015June 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015June 17, 20150392

MVP OF THE GAME ANDRE IGUAGALA ,NIGERIA AMERICAN MAKE HISTORY There are no “buts”. There are only champions. Congrats 2015 Golden State Warriors. warriors

SPORTS

Nigeria Bowed Out ! Tough Game Against USA . 1- 0 // Nigeria Révérence ! Match Difficile Contre Les Etats-Unis. 1 – 0

Jide AdesinaJune 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 17, 20150361

Abby Wambach has sued over artificial turf and complained about it regularly, becoming a spiritual descendant of that great philosopher and former slugger Dick Allen,

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