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| Norwegian couple rescued by Navy 160 miles off south coast |
| [Norwaynews] [23.05.2013, 05:27pm, Thu. GMT] |
| A Norwegian couple, who were found on a dismasted yacht 250km off the south coast early yesterday morning, are being towed back to shore by the Navy. The couple, aged in their late 60s, were expected to reach dry land in Castletownbere by 6.30pm. The couple were en route from the Azores to the Shetlands Island when the mast on their 30ft yacht, the Alice 2, broke. They were initially found by a French fishing vessel who saw their distress flare after a day without the mast. |
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Africa and Norway
| Norway resumes development assistance to Mali |
| [Norwaynews] [15.05.2013, 03:29pm, Wed. GMT] |
| Elections in Mali have been announced with a view to ending the political crisis that has beset the country since the military coup last year. Norway will provide NOK 40 million in funding to support the election process and the transition to legitimate governance. “The people of northern Mali have been brutally suppressed by extremist groups. It is now essential that an effective government that enjoys the broad support of the people is put in place. The elections in July must also lay the foundation for reconciliation,” commented Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås. |
| | | | Norway’s special envoy to Sudan holds talks with Ethiopian foreign minister |
| [Norwaynews] [09.05.2013, 02:53pm, Thu. GMT] |
| Norway’s special envoy to Sudan, Endre Stiansen, has held talks with Ethiopia’s foreign affairs minister, Tedros Adhanom, on a visit to the capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday. According to the ministry of foreign affairs, the two sides discussed issues of common concern, as well as regional matters, including the current situation in Sudan and South Sudan. |
| | | | Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity |
| [Norway] [16.04.2013, 06:47pm, Tue. GMT] |
| Norway is a staunch defender of human rights, including the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons (LGBT). We will have the courage to speak out when others are silent, say the new guidelines for the Norwegian Foreign Service. Norway is a staunch supporter of the rights of all human beings, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. Norway works to protect the human rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender – LGBT - persons in the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations General Assembly and at country level. |
| | | | Norway : Somali speaker and his delegation visit oslo |
| [Norwaynews] [07.04.2013, 07:28pm, Sun. GMT] |
| A delegation led by the speaker of the federal republic Somalia Mr. Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari arrived at the capital of Norway. The delegation was welcomed by Norway’s government officials and members of the Somali Diaspora living in that country. The speaker is accompanied by the deputy speaker Mr. Jeylani Nur Likar, 15 parliamentarian committees and top officials from the speaker’s office. The speaker’s visit comes at a time when the Norway Government sent an official invitation, inviting him and top officials from his office. The speaker is expected to hold several meeting with the officials of the Norway government, former Politicians of that country and the Somali community living in that country. |
| | | | Sudanese man charged with espionage |
| [Norwaynews] [21.03.2013, 08:22pm, Thu. GMT] |
| The State Attorney suspects that a 38-year old Sudanese man passed on information to Sudan's embassy about Sudanese refugees who lived in Norway, which may have put them in danger. "Charges have been laid for what we call refugee espionage," says state attorney Petter Mandt to NRK. "He is accused of having pretended to be a refugee himself in order to collect information about other refugees here in Norway," Mandt explains. |
| | | | Norway backs Sudan-South Sudan oil agreement |
| [Norwaynews] [18.03.2013, 11:41pm, Mon. GMT] |
| The Norwegian government has commended Sudan and South Sudan over a recent agreement, which paves the way for the start of oil production, a year after it was halted. The delegations of Sudan and South Sudan on Tuesday agreed in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, to allow for the resumption of oil exports that were suspended over a disagreement on transit fees. |
| | | | Peace agreement for DR Congo gives cause for hope |
| [Norwaynews] [28.02.2013, 07:38pm, Thu. GMT] |
| “This agreement on peace, security and cooperation in the Democratic Republic of Congo offers hope to a population that has endured great suffering,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. The Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, which was signed in Addis Ababa on 24 February, addresses not only the acute security situation in DR Congo; it also points to the fact that the underlying political problems need to be solved and economic and social development strengthened if lasting peace is to be achieved. |
| | | | Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Norway Co-host First Global Education & Technology Health Summit |
| [Norwaynews] [12.02.2013, 07:02pm, Tue. GMT] |
| The first Global Education & Technology Health Summit was held at the United Nations in New York last week, which brought together academics, social entrepreneurs, distance learning experts, physicians, business leaders and ministers of health for a dialogue on the impact of mobile technologies to improve global health. The summit was organized by Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education and Global Partnerships Forum and co-hosted by the International Telecommunication Union as well as the governments of Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Norway. |
| | | | Norway Will Send Soldiers to Africa |
| [Norwaynews] [04.02.2013, 04:37pm, Mon. GMT] |
| Nearly half of Norwegians support the Norwegian military forces’ engagement in the war in North Africa. In a poll Sentio did for the Norwegian daily Klasse Kampen a week after the terrorist attack against the Statoil gas plant in Algeria, 43 percent of the respondents said Norway should send military forces to North Africa. Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen said this is a sign that many have discovered the security challenges in this area, so it may help us to the support the military intervention in Mali. |
| | | | Norway cancels DR Congo's debts |
| [Norwaynews] [02.02.2013, 05:39pm, Sat. GMT] |
| The Norwegian Government has agreed to cancel the Democratic Republic of Congo’s remaining debt of NOK 143 million (USD 23.8 million) to Norway, in follow-up to international agreement on debt cancellation. The debt cancellation agreement with DR Congo is part of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative. It is in accordance with two multilateral framework agreements concluded by the Paris Club in February and November 2010, through which DR Congo secured a final settlement under the HIPC initiative. |
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| Together for a new Mali |
| [Norway] [15.05.2013, 03:23pm, Wed. GMT] |
| The people of northern Mali have been brutally suppressed by extremist groups. They need our special attention, said Minister of International Development, Mr. Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås in his address at the the international conference on Mali in Brussels. |
| | | | Norway Refugee Council signs historic agreement with African Union |
| [Norwaynews] [23.04.2013, 07:26pm, Tue. GMT] |
| The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has signed a historic agreement with the African Union (AU). “We hope this strategic partnership agreement will strengthen both NRC’s and the AU’s efforts towards helping displaced people in Africa”, says Toril Brekke, Acting Secretary General of NRC. The agreement was concluded between Chairperson of the African Union Commission Dr. Dlamini Zuma and Mrs. Brekke at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday 19th of April. |
| | | | Norwegian exchange student raped |
| [Norwaynews] [09.04.2013, 07:52pm, Tue. GMT] |
| A Norwegian teenager has been raped and robbed at gunpoint by two armed men in South Africa's top tourist city of Cape Town, police said Tuesday. Police said the 19-year old exchange student was with a South African male friend when they were attacked at one of the city's attractions, the 300-metre-high Signal Hill. They were forced into their car and ordered to drive to a nearby residential area known as Summer Greens. |
| | | | Eritreans debate integration in chilly Oslo |
| [Norwaynews] [03.04.2013, 03:30pm, Wed. GMT] |
| Fleeing a long and bloody war thousands of Eritreans have taken refuge abroad - some of them in Norway, the coldest and northernmost corner of Europe. Today two generations of Eritreans live in the Scandinavian country. An aroma of generously spiced food hits the nostrils immediately upon opening the door to Dahlak restaurant in Oslo. The rich smell reflects centuries of cultural intercourse around the Red Sea - a mixture that has given Eritrean cuisine its distinct features. Restaurant owner Saba Asres brought the taste of Eritrea to Oslo, both to make a living for herself and to gather together Eritrean immigrants. |
| | | | 1,585 Nigerians in Norway prisons over drug trafficking, says Holm |
| [Norwaynews] [21.03.2013, 08:03pm, Thu. GMT] |
| LEADERS of the delegation of Norwegian Intelligence Service and Customs officials, Mr. Kai Arild Holm, yesterday, in Lagos, said no fewer than 1,585 Nigerians were arrested and detained in Norwegian prisons between 2000 and 2012 over drug trafficking offences. Disclosing this development during the team’s visit to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Lagos, Holm said the visit to the anti-narcotic agency was to enhance collaboration with Nigerian authorities in counter narcotic smuggling, money laundering and human trafficking. |
| | | | Norway to extradite Rwanda genocide suspects |
| [Norwaynews] [02.03.2013, 08:17pm, Sat. GMT] |
| Norwegian justice officials have decided to send a Rwandan genocide suspect back to his home country for prosecution, reports said this week. Oslo District Court announced at the weekend that Charles Bandora, a Rwandan citizen residing in the Norwegian capital, would be extradited to Kigali to face trial for his suspected involvement in the killing of thousands of Rwandans during the country’s bloody conflict in 1994. |
| | | | Malawi battles witchcraft, with help from Norway |
| [Norwaynews] [12.02.2013, 08:50pm, Tue. GMT] |
| Malawi's leading anti-witchcraft civil group said Tuesday it has received $600,000 from the government of Norway to help eradicate sorcery. The funds would be used to conduct a three-year nationwide drive to educate people against the dangers of witchcraft. A preliminary investigation documented multiple cases of witch hunts and instances where witchdoctors raped women and girls in an attempt to exorcise them. "Women, children and the elderly are subjected to an alarming rate of witchcraft accusations and violence in Malawi," said George Thindwa, who heads the Association for Secular Humanism (ASH). |
| | | | Mugabe looking for a exit ? |
| [Norwaynews] [04.02.2013, 07:58pm, Mon. GMT] |
| President Robert Mugabe was looking for a graceful exit, on his own terms, that preserved his legacy, Norway’s deputy director general for Southern and Western Africa in the Foreign Office, Kare Stormark, said just over a month after the formation of the inclusive government. Mugabe was therefore not likely to stand as party president at the congress scheduled for December that year. |
| | | | Angola, Norway Sign Cooperation Agreement on Energy |
| [Norwaynews] [02.02.2013, 07:59pm, Sat. GMT] |
Angola and Norway signed a protocol cooperation on the field of renewable energy worth 450 billion Kwanzas, Angop has learnt. The 2013-2015 agreement will enable both countries to cooperate in technical assistance, renewable energy and develop local resources for the production of clean energy. The protocol also provide for the staff training in the sector and promote actions focused on the efficient use of the energy in the country.
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| | | | UAN signs protocol with Norway, Tanzanian counterparts |
| [Norwaynews] [27.01.2013, 01:23pm, Sun. GMT] |
| Angola's State-run Agostinho Neto University (UAN), and the National Technical University of Norway and Dar es Salaam in Tanzania Friday in Arusha, Tanzania, signed a tripartite cooperation protocol. The agreement allows the Angolan students to attend Master’s courses in those countries in the specialities of Oil and geosciences engineering. The information is contained in a UAN's note delivered Sunday to Angop. The source confirmed that the protocol was signed under the High Education Initiative Angola, Norway and Tanzania, launched in 2012, which involves the three institutions of higher education. |
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