1st Afrika

Tunisia’s Bardo Museum Holds Symbolic Reopening // Musée Du Bardo De La Tunisie Détient Une Réouverture Symbolique

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150317

Dancers perform during the ceremonial reopening of the Bardo museum in Tunis on Tuesday (Reuters photo) Tunisia’s Bardo museum held a ceremonial reopening on Tuesday,

POLITICS

South Sudan President’s Term Extended // Mandat Du Président Du Sud-Soudan Prolongé

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150333

Lawmakers in South Sudan have voted to extend the tenure of President Salva Kiir by three more years. The proposal to extend Kiir’s term, which

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Senior UN Official Meets With Nigerian Refugees in Northern Cameroon // Rencontre Senior UN Officiel Nigérians Réfugiés Au Nord Du Cameroun

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150328

The United Nations refugee chief António Guterres began a two-day visit to Cameroon today to see the impact of the displacement crises in neighbouring Nigeria

ARTS & CULTURE

Booker International Prize Finalists Announced in South Africa // Booker Prix International Finalistes Annoncés En Afrique Du Sud

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150355

The finalists for the prestigious Man Booker International Prize were announced in Cape Town on Tuesday, with 10 authors from around the world contending for

LIFE & STYLE

Oyo State Governorship Candidate , Engr. Oluseyi Makinde,Promise Economic And Infrastructure Development in Oyo State // Développement De Promesse Economique et Infrastructure Oyo État Candidat Du Poste De Gouverneur, Engr. Seyi Makinde, Dans L’état D’Oyo

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015March 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015March 24, 20150343

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could

POLITICS

ISSUES PERTINENT TO NIGERIAN VOTERS // QUESTIONS PERTINENTES AUX ÉLECTEURS NIGÉRIANS

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150331

THE AFRIKA MARKET ANALYSIS OF PERTINENT CONCERNS TO NIGERIAN VOTERS PART 1 EDITORIA @ JIDE ADESINA Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and its biggest economy,

Aviation

Plane With 148 on Board Crashes in Southern France // Avion De 148 à Bord Des Chutes En Languedoc-Roussillon

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150340

Germanwings flight with at least 142 passengers and crew of six goes down in the Alps region, French sources say Germanwings Flight 4U9525 was on

STOCK MARKET

FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Tradeable Index // Échangeables Index FTSE/JSE Afrique Top 40

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150342

46,379.63101.00 0.22% Open: 46,480.63 Day Range: 46,284.91 – 46,480.63 Year To Date: +6.78% Previous Close: 46,480.63 52-Week Range: 40,925.14 – 47,422.30 1-Year: +13.62% RECENTLY VIEWED

International News

Teary Mourners in Singapore Remember Lee Kuan Yew // Rappelez-vous De Larmes Pleureuses à Singapour Lee Kuan Yew

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150370

The mourners who filed past the gates of the government building where the body of Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday, was being kept

LIFE & STYLE

Solar Water System Douses Risks in Cameroon’s Arid North // Système Solaire De L’eau Arrose Risques Nord Aride Du Cameroun

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150385

A girl waits in line for water at the Minawao refugee camp, northern Cameroon, February 18, 2015. REUTERS/Bate Felix Tabi Tabe A pioneering solar-powered water

POLITICS Uncategorized

Mali President Vows To Respect Peace Deal // Président Du Mali S’engage A Respecter L’accord De Paix

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015March 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015March 24, 20150326

Mali’s government will do all it can to meet its commitments under a peace agreement with Tuareg-led rebels, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said in Algiers

Education

Sudan’s Bashir Vows To Improve Educational Environment // Vœux De Bashir Du Soudan Afin D’améliorer L’environnement Educatif

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150362

The Sudanese president and candidate of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) for president in the next month election, Omer Hassan al-Bashir, has pledged to

TECHNOLOGY

Nintendo Brings in Playboy To Pimp Splatoon // Nintendo Apporte Dans Playboy à Pimp Splatoon

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150394

So Nintendo invited 2 ladies from Playboy to their offices to try out Splatoon and as you can imagine some sections of the Internet are

AFRIKA HERALD

Terror triumvirate: ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram training together in Mauritania //

Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 24, 20150353

The world’s three most infamous terrorist organizations are working together at Al-Qaeda-run training camps in the Sahara Desert in Mauritania, where dozens of recruits from

Transportation

Land speed record: British-built Hybrid Rocket Car Aims To Be The Fastest On Earth // Record De Vitesse Des Terres : Construction Britannique Hybride Fusée Voiture Vise A Etre Le Plus Rapide Sur Terre

Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 20150345

It sounds like a record attempt from another era of British history. This October, with a confident RAF wing commander at the wheel, a futuristic

ARTS & CULTURE

“The Blue Elephant” For The Win! Marwan Hamed’s Film Best Feature At Luxor Festival // « L’éléphant Bleu » Pour La Victoire ! Film Meilleur Long Métrage Marwan Du Hamed Au FestivalD Luxor

Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 20150359

Marwan Hamed’s “The Blue Elephant” has been named the best feature film at the 4th annual Luxor African Film Festival, which concluded on Saturday. The

BUSINESS

IFC Finances Mmi Steel Mozambique to Promote Local Industry, Cross-Border Investment // La SFI finance Mmi Acier Au Mozambique Afin De Promouvoir L’industrie Locale, Les Investissements Transfrontaliers

Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 20150352

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced an investment in MM Integrated Steel Mills Mozambique to support local industrial development and the

Commerce

AGOA Trade Resource Centre to Boost Ghana’s Exports // Centre De Ressources AGOA Commerce Pour Stimuler Les Exportations Du Ghana

Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 20150350

The Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has signed a Letter of Collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) West African

IMMIGRATION & YOU

The Nomadic Women of a Sahara Desert Refugee Camp Who Stay Strong Despite The Daily Struggles of Life // Les Femmes Nomades D’un Réfugié Sahara Desert Camp Qui Rester Forte Malgré Les Luttes Quotidiennes De La Vie

Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 20150348

For 40-years around 100,000 people from the little known country of Western Sahara have waited in a refugee camp over the border in Algeria to

ECONOMY

‘Economic Emergence’: The Potential of Fair African Development // « Émergence Economique »: Le Potentiel De Développement Equitable De L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 22, 20150360

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Mar 22 – Across Africa, where many nations show high economic growth rates but with little benefit to their populations, the notion

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