1st Afrika

‘We Have No Plan B, We Have To Get Rid of This Virus’ – New Head of UN Ebola Mission // « Nous N’avons Pas De Plan B, il Faut Se Débarrasser De Ce Virus » – Nouveau Chef De L’ONU Ebola Mission

Jide AdesinaJanuary 4, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 4, 20150314

Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) outside a midwifery school where they are attending a training session on Ebola, in Makeni, Sierra Leone. Photo:

POLITICS

UN Chief Welcomes Launch of Electoral Monitoring Mission // Chef De L’ONU Se Félicite De Lancement De La Mission De Suivi Electorale

Jide AdesinaJanuary 4, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 4, 20150336

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the launch of the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi, which officially started its work on 1 January 2015

FASHION

2015 Africa Fashion Day Berlin Draws Near // 2015 Afrique Mode Jour Berlin Se Rapproche

Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 20150402

As the Berlin Fashion Week draws to an end, one of its latest highlights took place on Friday (January 17): Africa Fashion Day Berlin celebrated

ARTS & CULTURE

South Africa’s High Crime Rate Inspires Novelist // Taux de criminalité Elevé De L’Afrique Du Sud Inspire Le Romancier

Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 20150330

Angela Makholwa. (AP) Novelist Angela Makholwa’s fascination with South Africa’s violent crime has made her one of the country’s most popular writers. Using sharply drawn

Entertainment Uncategorized

Angelique Kidjo: ‘Africa isn’t Just Diseases’ // Angélique Kidjo: ‘Afrique N’est Pas Seulement De Maladies”

Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 20150333

The Grammy-winning singer talks about Ebola, terrorism and challenging negative media perceptions about Africa. Singer Angelique Kidjo is a symbol of Africa’s creativity, energy and

Aviation

‘Two Big Parts’ of AirAsia Plane Found: Search Chief // « Deux Grandes Parties » De AirAsia Avion Trouvés : Recherche Chef

Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 20150304

Jakarta, Indonesia – Recovery teams have found two big parts of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea last weekend with 162 people on

IMMIGRATION & YOU

Italian Coast Guard rescues 400 African migrants on adrift merchant ship // Gardes-côtes Italiens Sauve 400 Migrants Africains Sur Un Navire Marchand à La Dérive

Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 20150322

A merchant ship with more than 400 African migrants on board was found adrift and rescued by the Italian Coast Guard on Friday, local media

ECONOMY

Chinese Mining Firms Will Not Halt Operations in Zambia // Entreprises minières chinoises n’arrêtera pas les opérations en Zambie

Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 20150310

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming said on Friday that Chinese firms operating in Zambia will not halt their operations following the change of the

POLITICS

Give Democratic Tunisia The U.S. Support It Needs And Deserves // Donner La Tunisie Démocratique Le Soutien Américain, il a Besoin Et Mérite

Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 2015January 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 3, 2015January 3, 20150357

By Vance Serchuk Vance Serchuk is an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. TUNIS Tunisia is rightly hailed as the

CARTOON Cartoon HUMOR

Displaced Racist And Hunger deprivation In Africa // Personnes Déplacée Privation De Raciste Et De La Faim En Afrique

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015January 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015January 2, 20150405

White South African Claiming Racist ‘Persecution’ Is Granted Asylum in Canada

AFRIKA HERALD

Kenya Police: Killing With Impunity // Kenya Police : Assassinat En Toute Impunité

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150362

Kris Jepson Kris Jepson is an investgative reporter for Al Jazeera English, based in London. Ahead of us blue flashing lights, a rudimentary police cordon

LIFE & STYLE

DR Congo Rape Victim Doctor Protests Seizing of Hospital Accounts // Médecin de Victime Pour Le Viol RD Congo Proteste ou La Saisie Des Comptes De L’hôpital

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150333

A file photo taken on January 30, 2009 shows Doctor Denis Mukwege receiving the Olof Palme Prize 2008, during a ceremony at the Swedish Parliament

International News

Jailed Australian Journalist Seeks Presidential Deportation From Egypt // Un Journaliste Australien Emprisonné Cherche Présidentielle en Etant Expulsé d’Egypte

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150336

Reuters/Reuters – Al Jazeera journalists (L-R) Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed stand behind bars at a court in Cairo June 1, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa

SPORTS

World Tennis Championship: Andy Murray Beats Feliciano Lopez // World Championship Tennis : Andy Murray Bat Feliciano Lopez

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150363

Andy Murray beat Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (7-1) 5-7 6-4 in the opening match of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. The Scot

Health

Toronto Doctor Who Fought SARS Working To Stop Ebola Virus in Liberia // Médecin De Toronto Qui A Combattu Le SRAS Travail Pour Arrêter Le Virus D’Ebola Au Libéria

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150348

Mount Sinai Hospital’s Director of Infection Control Dr. Allison McGeer joined the World Health Organization in October to help battle the virus, which has killed

Uncategorized Women's World

Women’s Expectations For 2015 // Attentes Des Femmes Pour 2015

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150367

By:DEAN KAREMERA MP Connie Bwiza. “With a population that is 52 per cent female, Rwanda cannot ignore women and their rights,” President Paul Kagame said

AFRIKA HERALD

Suicide Bomber Hits Church In Nigeria’s Gombe, Wounding Eight // Suicide Bomber Hits Eglise à Gombe Du Nigéria, Blessant Huit

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150352

A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of a church in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Gombe during a New Year service, wounding eight

POLITICS Uncategorized

Opposition Should Do More Than Focus on Uprooting The President //

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150344

By Cato N. Lund We enter the campaign year 2015 with two main party meetings behind us. Both were convened to sort out certain issues

STOCK MARKET

Asset Managers Positive on UAE, Egypt Stocks // Asset Managers Positif Sur Les Émirats Arabes Unis, Égypte Stocks

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150337

The UAE and Egypt appear the most attractive among major Middle Eastern stock markets in an era of low oil prices, the latest Reuters

POLITICS

Egypt Court To Hear Jailed Jazeera Reporters’ Appeal // Egypte Cour à Entendre L’appel De Jazeera Emprisonné Reporters’

Jide AdesinaJanuary 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 1, 20150320

Egypt’s top court hears an appeal Thursday by three jailed Al-Jazeera journalists as expectations of their release grew amid a thawing of Cairo’s ties

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