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1 year after U.S. withdrawal, Afghan collaborators still living in fear
Aug. 30 marked one year since U.S. forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan. Following th...
September 7, 2022
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Situation in Sahel region a wake-up call regarding population explosion
BISSAU — Africa’s population is expected to keep growing through the second half of this century, ne...
September 3, 2022
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Africans view Chinese-style aid, influence positively while Japan’s efforts leave little impression
TUNIS — Even at the end of an eighth Japan-led international conference on African development, Japa...
August 29, 2022
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TICAD seeks African development in line with international rules
TUNIS — The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), held in Tunisia, Nor...
August 29, 2022
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Kishida pledges $30 billion aid for Africa at TICAD 8
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at a Japanese-led conference on development in Af...
August 28, 2022
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World heritage engulfed by Sahara Desert sand in global warming
The Japan-led Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), is being held i...
August 28, 2022
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Japan to pledge $5 bil. in aid for infrastructure development in Africa
The government has decided to provide as much as $5 billion (about ¥680 billion) in aid over three y...
August 26, 2022
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Japan recognizes 98 Afghan refugees
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Immigration Services Agency of Japan gave refugee status this month to 98 p...
August 26, 2022
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Argentine economy looks to get boost from China’s bid to expand BRICS
An Argentine government official said in Tokyo on Monday that his country is “very honored” to be in...
July 26, 2022
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Tunisian president criticized for attempting to lead country back to dictatorship
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced a draft to amend the Constitution to increase presidential ...
July 22, 2022
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Deadly nose-bleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking tic...
June 22, 2022
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Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitor
SFAX, Tunisia (AFP-Jiji) — Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off...
June 22, 2022
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Japan-sponsored bridge opens in South Sudan, raising hopes for peace and development
After years of starts and stops in a volatile land, construction of the first permanent bridge over ...
June 11, 2022
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The double life of Eva B, Pakistan’s veiled rapper
KARACHI (AFP-Jiji) — Pakistan’s breakthrough rapper Eva B has racked up millions of views online, bu...
June 2, 2022
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Central Africa MPs vote to end capital punishment
Lawmakers in the Central African Republic on Friday voted to abolish the death sentence, the speaker...
May 28, 2022
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