1st Afrika

Chinese Firm Wins Contract To Explore Coal in East Kenya // L’entreprise Chinoise Remporte Un Contrat A La Découverte Du Charbon Au Kenya Oriental

Jide AdesinaMay 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 21, 20150348

Kenya has awarded a consortium led by a Chinese firm a concession deal to develop two coal blocks in the country’s eastern region. The ministry

BUSINESS

Tullow Oil Ghana Holds Investor Forum // Tullow Oil Ghana détient Investor Forum

Jide AdesinaMay 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 21, 20150491

Africa’s leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company, Tullow Oil plc, on Wednesday said it is certain to face the future with lot

AFRIKA HERALD

U.S. Lawmaker Seeks Probe Into Alleged Rwandan Government Plots To Kill Dissidents // Législateur Américain Cherche Sonde En Parcelles De Gouvernement Rwandais Présumé Pour Tuer Des Dissidents

Jide AdesinaMay 21, 2015May 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 21, 2015May 21, 20150370

The chairman of a U.S. congressional subcommittee has called for a full investigation into a Globe and Mail report of alleged Rwandan government involvement in

Health

Ebola Cases Rise in Guinea, Sierra Leone After Steep Drop // Ebola Cas Montée En Guinée, Sierra Leone, Après La Chute Abrupte

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 20150385

Only days after declaring the lowest number of new Ebola cases in Guinea and Sierra Leone this year, officials at the World Health Organization said

IMMIGRATION & YOU

EU APPROVES MILITARY ACTION AGAINST AFRICAN SMUGGLERS // L’UE APPROUVE UNE ACTION MILITAIRE CONTRE DES TRAFIQUANTS AFRICAINS

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 20150371

Reuters by JOHN J. XENAKIS This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com ISIS seizure of Ramadi Iraq raises concerns of Sunni-Shia war European Union approves military action

SPORTS

Nigeria Super Falcons Off To Canada // Nigéria Super Falcons Hors Canada

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015May 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015May 20, 20150389

By : Tosin Super Falcons left the country on Tuesday night for Toronto, Canada for the 7th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, with high hopes

BUSINESS

Ghana’s Public Finance Management Receives WB Support // Gestion Des Finances Publiques Du Ghana Bénéficie Du Soutien De La Banque Mondiale

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 20150384

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors Tuesday approved the Ghana Public Financial Management Reform Project to support the Government of Ghana achieve tangible

Aviation

China Builds Platform For Aviation Cooperation With Africa // La Chine Construit Plate-forme Aviation De Coopération Avec L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 20150388

China has set up a platform to boost aviation cooperation with Africa, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said on Tuesday. The cooperation platform

ECONOMY

Nigeria Oil Exports May drastically Decrease // Les Exportations De Pétrole Nigeria Peut Diminuer Considérablement

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 20150379

Summary Nigerian oil production and consumption have remained relatively stagnant. Nigeria’s population is growing at a rapid pace. Internal conflicts are causing other countries to

TECHNOLOGY

Egypt Opens $500 Million Power Plant // L’Egypte Ouvre La Centrale Electrique De $500Millions

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 20150373

Egypt has opened a 750 megawatt power plant in the northern outskirts of Cairo, the cabinet said on Tuesday, as the country tries to stave

STOCK MARKET

Goldcorp named to Nasdaq Sustainability Index // Goldcorp Nommé Au Nasdaq Sustainability Index

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 20150372

BY: HENRY LAZENBY The world’s largest gold producer by market value Goldcorp on Tuesday said it was named to the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ

Women's World

Morocco’s Islamic Women Preachers Lead Social Revolution // Islamique Femmes Prédicateurs Du Maroc Mènent La Révolution Sociale

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 20150377

Moroccan women shout slogans during a demonstration on the International Women’s Day. (EPA Photo/Abdelhak Senna) Casablanca. Girls are “like a time bomb ready to explode and

International News

World must Not ‘Squander’ Opportunity in Somalia, UN envoy Council

Jide AdesinaMay 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 19, 20150373

While it is too soon to celebrate definitive success in Somalia, and while the situation remains challenging, progress is being made and the international community

Commerce

Westgate Shopping Mall To Re-open In Two Months Time // Westgate Shopping Mall A Ré-ouvrir Dans Deux Mois

Jide AdesinaMay 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 19, 20150405

Westgate Shopping Mall is set to re-open for business in the next two months. The management of Westgate Shopping Mall, which has not been operational

AFRIKA HERALD

Presiednt Elect , Gen Buhari on Three Point Agenda For Nigeria // Presiednt Elire, Buhari Gen Sur Trois Point De L’ordre Du Jour Pour Le Nigeria

Jide AdesinaMay 19, 2015May 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 19, 2015May 19, 20150344

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed his anonymity and unstructured system of Nigeria military’s inability to secure the life and property of its citizens. “The military

AFRIKA HERALD

Hon. John Kerry To Lead US Delegation To Buhari’s Inauguration // L’honorable John Kerry Pour Diriger La Délégation Américaine A L’Inauguration De Buhari

Jide AdesinaMay 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 19, 20150350

The United States’ President Barack Obama has named his Secretary of State, Hon John Kerry as the head of the American “Presidential delegation” to the

Commerce

Most Workers Now Employed In Part-Time Or Temporary Jobs – UN Labour Agency // La plupart Des Travailleurs Encore Engagés Dans Des Emplois A Temps Partiel Ou Temporaires – Agence De L’ONU Du Travail

Jide AdesinaMay 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 19, 20150347

Workers load sugarcane at an ethanol distillery in Brazil. Photo: FAO/Giuseppe Bizzarri The International Labour Organization (ILO) today warned of widespread insecurity in the global

IMMIGRATION & YOU Uncategorized

UN Provides Assistance As Diarrhoea Outbreak Leaves Seven Burundi Refugees Dead At Tanzania Camp // ONU Fournit Une Aide Comme Epidémie De Diarrhée Laisse Sept Burundais Réfugiés Morts Au Camp De Tanzanie

Jide AdesinaMay 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 19, 20150407

UNHCR is working to relocate thousands of Burundians who have fled to Tanzanian territory on Lake Tanganyika, using an old ferry that can carry a

POLITICS

Leaders of South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia & Chad To Attend Bashir’s Swearing-in Ceremony // Dirigeants Du Sud-Soudan, Égypte, Éthiopie & Tchad Pour Assister A La Cérémonie D’assermentation De Bashir

Jide AdesinaMay 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 19, 20150386

The presidents of Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Eritrea and Chad will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Omer Hassan al-Bashir, the ruling National Congress Party (NCP)

ECONOMY

Qatar-Algeria Protocol // Protocole De Qatar-Algérie

Jide AdesinaMay 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 19, 20150404

The Director General of Public Security, Staff Maj Gen Saad bin Jassim Al Khulaifi met with Director General of Algerian National Security Major General Abdul-Ghani

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