Europe

In a news conference Monday evening, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe touted the country’s ability to flatten the curve and lift the emergency declaration in about a month and a half — without compulsory lockdown measures seen in the United States and Europe,pointing out that the number of patients in hospitals has decreased to below 2,000. He based this on a judgement call after seeing that the country had met the strict standard therefore lifting the state of emergency in comparison to other countries.

Equity has restructured Sh92 billion loans, equivalent to about 25 per cent of its net loans at the end of last year, as the lender seeks to cushion customers who have been hit by the coronavirus crisis. The relief, which is being determined on a case-by-case basis, also includes extension of loan terms to cut monthly instalments and repayment breaks on the full or part of the credit.

Apply for the European 1 - 6 months paid internship in France.The objective is to provide students with an international work experience in France.

Benefits:

• Strengthen profile and CV.
• Opens opportunities for European jobs
• Helps in higher studies in Europe
• Enhances language skills

To jump start your career, for details go to https://www.ureka.co.uk/fra

Application deadline for February, 2020 start - 25th November, 2019.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal - Augusto Santos Silva is giving a public lecture on the theme "Euro-African relations" on the 14th November 2019 at the UoN Towers, 4th floor room 405. The time is 2:00pm - 5:00pm. Free entry and all are welcome.