1st Afrika

Boko Haram Burns Nigerian Town As Troops Advance: Residents // Boko Haram Burns Nigérian Ville Comme Troupes Advance : Résidents

Jide AdesinaMarch 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 16, 20150316

Elderly men fleeing from Boko Haram attacks share food items distributed at the Kabalewa Refugees Camp in Diffa in Niger on Friday. As Nigerian forces

BUSINESS

Algeria Oil Corruption Trial Begins After 5-year Delay // Procès De Corruption Algérie Huile Commence Après Le Délai De 5 ans

Jide AdesinaMarch 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 16, 20150316

Five years after it first came to light, the trial began Sunday for one of Algeria’s most notorious corruption scandals involving the state-run oil company

Tourism

Mauritius Heads To The Seychelles Carnival As Mootoosamy’s Influence Wanes // Maurice Se Dirige Vers Le Carnaval Seychelles Comme Influence Diminue De Mootoosamy

Jide AdesinaMarch 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 16, 20150375

MAURITIUS JOINS THE SEYCHELLES CARNIVAL BANDWAGON – AT LAST All is well which ends well came to mind when confirmation was received that finally, at

AFRIKA HERALD

EGYPT CONFERENCE 2015 ; $200B-$300B Needed To Build Egypt // EGYPTE CONFÉRENCE 2015 ; $200-$ 300billion Nécessaires à La Construction De l’Égypte

Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 20150330

SPECIAL FEATURES ON EGYPT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2015 President Sisi During Closing Remarks At Egypt Economic Development Conference Egypt needs $200 billion-$300 billion to create

ECONOMY

Gulf States Investing in Series of Projects To Power Africa Growth

Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 20150371

DP World wants to forge ahead with more investments despite a legal battle to keep hold of its concession to run Djibouti’s container terminal, above.

FASHION

The Afrika Market Fashion Features // Oh La Chine ! Pourquoi l’Afrique, l’Amérique A Alors Quoi !La Mode Africaine A Terme

Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 20150431

The Afrika Market fashion guide may be a great resource for keeping up-to-date on the latest fashions to come out of Africa, but it’s their

CARTOON HUMOR

Oh China ! Why Africa , America So what ! // Oh La Chine ! Pourquoi L’Afrique, L’Amérique Alors Quoi !

Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 20150440

Oh China ! Why Africa , America So what !

Commerce

European Plot to Profit off Africa’s Seeds // Tracer Européens A Tirer Profit Au Large De Graines De L’Afrique

Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 15, 20150390

A crucial meeting is to be held in London on March 23 by predominantly whites with a handful of Africans, some of whom represent private

ARTS & CULTURE

Fun , Myth And Facts of St Patricks Day // Plaisir, mythe Et Faits De St Patricks Day

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150367

St. Patrick’s Day 2015 Who was Saint Patrick? And why do we celebrate him every March 17th? March 17th marks the day we don green

SPORTS

Bolt Cruises To Win in 400 Metres Race // Boulon De Croisières Pour La Victoire Dans La Course De 400 Mètres

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150327

Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt cruised to victory in his first individual race of the season, clocking 46.37 seconds over 400 metres at the

TECHNOLOGY

Adopt Own Technology For Growth, Africa Told // Adopter La Technologie Propre Pour La Croissance, L’Afrique a Dit

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150308

Africa should adopt homegrown solutions and technologies to spur faster economic growth — for technology cannot be transferred, a top research scientist says. Dr Moses

AFRIKA HERALD

South African, Ex-Soviet Soldiers Bolster Boko Haram Fight – Foreign Mercenaries To Take On Boko Haram // Des Soldats Sud-africains, Ex-Soviétiques Renforcer Boko Haram Lutte – Mercenaires Etrangers A Prendre Sur Boko Haram

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150303

JOHANNESBURG: Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give its offensive against Boko Haram a shot

POLITICS

Ford-Kenya Endorses Wetangula’s Bid For President // Ford-Kenya Approuve Candidature De Wetangula A La Présidence

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150390

Ford-Kenya leader Moses Wetang’ula will run for president in 2017. This emerged yesterday during the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Elementaita, Nakuru.

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Sierra Leone Vice-President Sam Sumana Asks US For Asylum // Vice-Président De La Sierra Leone Sam Sumana Nous Demande D’asile

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150360

Vice-President Samuel Sam-Sumana Sierre Leone’s Vice President Sam Sumana has applied for asylum at the US embassy in Freetown and is in hiding while

ECONOMY

Germany’s Siemens Agrees To $10.5B in Deals To Generate Power in Egypt // Siemens De L’Allemagne s’engage A $10 Milliards Dans Les Offres Pour Produire De L’électricité En Egypte

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150341

Flags of German engineering conglomerate Siemens AG flutter before the annual shareholder meeting in Munich in this Jan. 23, 2013 file photo. (AP / Matthias

LIFE & STYLE

Glengormley Aid Worker Meets ‘Trocaire Box Girl’ In Ethiopia // Travailleur Humanitaire Glengormley Répond « Fille De Boîte Trocaire » En Ethiopie

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150359

David O’Hare meets Mahlet, the little girl pictured on this year’s Trocaire box, and her family in northern Ethiopia. Photo by Sarah Hunter. INNT 10-601-CON

Women's World

UN official hails women’s situation in Burundi // Responsable De L’ONU Salue La Situation Des Femmes Au Burundi

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150372

Visiting UN Women Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Christine Musisi has congratulated Burundi upon the progress made in promoting the women’s situation,

Transportation

Uganda To Focus on Developing A Vibrant Logistics Industry // L’Ouganda de Se Concentrer Sur Le Développement D’une Industrie Dynamique Logistique

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150372

Uganda is a potential strategic trade hub for the East African Community (EAC) and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) trading blocs if it acts quick

RELATIONSHIP

Free Speech Should Be Worth More Than Diamonds in Angola // Liberté D’expression Doit Etre Une Valeur Supérieure A Diamants En Angola

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150371

How many attempts by your government to keep you quiet through harassment, arrests and trials would it take before you stopped trying to hold them

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Nigeria Human Rights Record Limits US Military Aid // Nigeria Droits Limites Record U.S. Aide Militaire

Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 14, 20150359

Inter-Communal and Political Violence Episodes of inter-communal violence in the Middle Belt states of Plateau, Taraba, Benue, and Nasarawa left more than 400 people dead

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