1st Afrika

Libya’s Eastern Oil Export Port Hariga Shut Down // Arrêt De La Libye Orientale Huile Exportation Port Hariga

Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 20150353

Libya’s eastern oil export port Hariga shut down due to a strike of security guards, a port official said on Sunday. Hariga in Tobruk was

BUSINESS

Algeria, China Satisfied With Progressing Relations In Various Field // Algérie, Chine Satisfaits Des Relations Progresse Dans Divers Domaine

Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 20150317

Algeria, China satisfied with progressing relations in various field ALGIERS- China and Algeria are satisfied with the progressing relations linking them in various fields, China’s

LIFE & STYLE

Malawi: Forty-Five Years After Calling It Home // Malawi : Quarante-cinq Ans Après Appelant A La Maison

Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015February 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015February 8, 20150424

As a child, Jessamy Calkin lived in Malawi with her family. Forty-five years on, she and her father returned to ‘the warm heart of Africa’

SPORTS

Ghana Vs Ivory Coast -The Best of Africa Cup of Nations Final // Côte d’Ivoire Vs Ghana-Le Meilleur De La Coupe D’Afrique Des Nations Finale

Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 20150376

Ghana and the Ivory Coast will lock horns in what promises to be an epic 2015 Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday, 8 February.

International News

Egypt Reporter To Stand Trial Alone As Foreign Colleagues Freed // Egypte Reporter A Subir De Procès Collègues Seul Comme Etrangers Libérés

Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 20150337

By Haitham el-Tabei (AFP) Australian Peter Greste freed and a Canadian colleague close to release, the other Al-Jazeera journalist arrested in Cairo faces languishing

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Unicef Says 300 000 Displaced By Malawi Floods // L’UNICEF Déclare Que 300 000 Personnes Déplacées Par Les Inondations Au Malawi

Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 20150328

Heavy rains began in Malawi earlier this month.(REUTERS) More than 300,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Malawi, almost twice as many as previously

LIFE & STYLE

Against All Odds: The Story of Nick Vujicic // Contre Toute Attente : L’histoire De Nick Vujicic

Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 20150411

Nick Vujicic was born without limbs in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Against all odds, he has transformed his life to an enviable state because of

Aviation

TransAsia Death Toll Creeps Up As More Bodies Found // TransAsia Morts Se Glisse Vers Le Haut Comme Plus Corps Retrouvés

Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 20150395

Aviation staff inspect the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane on the Keelung river outside Taiwan’s capital Taipei in New Taipei City. (Sam

ARTS & CULTURE

South African Anti-Apartheid Writer Andre Brink Dies Aged 79 // Écrivain De Lutte Contre L’apartheid Sud-Africain Qu’andre Brink Meurt De 79 Ans

Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 8, 20150401

Celebrated South African writer and outspoken apartheid critic Andre Brink, author of the novel “A Dry White Season”, has died, his university said. He was

AFRIKA HERALD

INEC SHIFT ELECTION DATE BASED ON SECURITY ADVICE // CONSEILLÉ DE LA CENI MAJ DATE D’ÉLECTION BASÉ SUR LA SÉCURITÉ

Jide AdesinaFebruary 7, 2015February 8, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 7, 2015February 8, 20150350

Written by ; ‘JIDE ADESINA Nigeria’s electoral commission will postpone the Feb. 14 presidential and legislative elections to March 28, 2015 in order to give

AFRIKA HERALD

Spain Urged To Halt Deportation of Activist To Morocco // Espagne Instamment Prié De Mettre Un Terme à L’expulsion Du Militant Au Maroc

Jide AdesinaFebruary 7, 2015February 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 7, 2015February 7, 20150338

Campaigners ask Spain to grant Hassanna Aalia, accused of killing members of Moroccan security force, political asylum. Mainly desert, Western Sahara has been the entrenched

POLITICS

Kenya MP Shot Dead In Nairobi // Kenya MP Shot mort dans Gikomba

Jide AdesinaFebruary 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 7, 20150344

George Muchai was killed along with two bodyguards and his driver in an early-morning shooting. A Kenyan politician has been shot dead by gunmen, along

TECHNOLOGY

Eskom To Restart Rolling Blackouts // Eskom Pour Redémarrer Le Laminage Des Pannes D’électricité

Jide AdesinaFebruary 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 7, 20150400

REUTERS Image by: Gallo Images/Thinkstock South African power utility Eskom will implement rolling blackouts from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. (0600-2000 GMT) on Saturday, the fifth consecutive

Commerce

East Africa Entrepreneurs Finalists In Sustainable Living Awards // Afrique Orientale Entrepreneurs Finalistes Au Prix De Vie Durable

Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 20150358

By Christine Muchira/Release Two East Africans are among the top seven finalists in last year’s young entrepreneurs

SPORTS

The Battle of African Best Finals ; GHANA VS IVORY COAST // La Bataille Des Finales Meilleurs Africains ; GHANA VS IVORY COAST

Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 20150354

Asamoah Gyan © Backpagepix The final is set for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, and it’s a dream matchup for football fans. Ivory

Uncategorized

Zimbabwe Economy Under Stress // Économie Du Zimbabwe Sous Contrainte

Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 20150374

The government needs to urgently implement productive and proactive policy reforms in order to attract foreign direct investment as the economy is buckling under ‘increasing

BUSINESS

Tangiers Petroleum Starts A New Life By Acquiring Some Highly Prospective Acreage In Alaska // Tanger Pétrole Commence Une Nouvelle Vie En Acquérant Une Superficie Très Prometteuse En Alaska

Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 20150351

Is there corporate life after death? You might conclude, after the recent experience of ASX and AIM-listed Tangiers Petroleum, that there is. I

Transportation

Hyundai Motor Family Raises $1.1 bn With Stake Sale // Hyundai Motor Famille Elève Bn $1,1 Avec Jeu Vente

Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 20150360

The patriarch of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor group and his heir-apparent have raised $1.1 billion selling their stakes in its logistics arm, officials said Friday.

Health