[ad_1] Abe has had ulcerative colitis since he was a teenager and has said the condition was controlled with treatment. Concerns about his health began this summer and grew this month when he visited a Tokyo hospital for two weeks in a row for unspecified medical checkups. He is now …
Read More »Abe defied expectations of building a financially stable and socially liberal Japan
[ad_1] Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, resigns due to ulcerative colitis. It leaves behind a Japan that is economically stronger and socially more liberal than the one it inherited. When Shinzo Abe took over the leadership of Japan in late 2012, he was extremely skeptical. After a short and …
Read More »US cuts non-humanitarian aid to Ethiopia
[ad_1] “… America can have difficult conversations with friends.” borkenaAugust 28, 2020 The US State Department approved a plan to cut US foreign aid assistance to Ethiopia, according to a Foreign Policy report. An estimated $ 130 million cut is believed to affect anti-terrorism, security, education and military training and …
Read More »Dead dolphins washed ashore after Mauritius oil spill
[ad_1] Environmentalists are expressing alarm over a growing number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore in Mauritius after a Japanese ship ran aground last month, spilling oil in the famous blue lagoons off the Indian Ocean island. Greenpeace said on Friday that 39 dead dolphins had been found since …
Read More »More than 2.6 million registered voters: Tigray Election Commission
[ad_1] By Staff Reporter August 28, 2020 (Ezega.com) – More than 2.6 million people have registered as eligible voters to participate in the next elections scheduled for September 9, 2020 in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the commission announced election of the region. . The number of people registered for …
Read More »Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns due to health reasons
[ad_1] Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, announced on Friday that he will resign from office due to a health problem. The Japanese leader spoke to reporters about his decision. He said: “In the face of illness and treatment, as well as the pain of lack of physical strength… I …
Read More »Fitbit’s battery life makes it a better sleep monitor than the Apple Watch
[ad_1] The Apple Watch will finally get native sleep tracking via a software update later this year. Your Apple Watch will be able to measure your time asleep and awake and help you get ready for bed. But Fitbit offers more comprehensive metrics and, more importantly, longer battery life, making …
Read More »In ‘milestone’, Africa declares wild poliovirus eradicated
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Every Friday, Andrew Green selects top news and analysis from and about the African continent. After a decades-long eradication campaign, health officials declared Africa free of wild poliovirus this week, even as they called for continued surveillance against a rare mutation of the virus still circulating on …
Read More »The role of the African media in the Covid-19 era
[ad_1] It is often said, with good reason at times, that much of what is known about Africa worldwide comes from created narratives and carefully selected images by the media, often global media. African media are often said to play the role of unsuspecting facilitators of such narratives, where they …
Read More »Tanzania: COVID-19 Warplanes Launch in Dar Today
[ad_1] A CONTINGENT of humanitarian and health workers is expected to arrive at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam today. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) passenger flight will arrive from Addis Ababa. It is the first of its kind since Tanzania suspended international passenger flights …
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