Africa and Norway

Ethiopian Airlines says it has finalised preparations to operate an all-women functioned flight to Oslo, Norway, in celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day. The airline said the flight would …

The county government of Kenya Mombasa will partner with a Norwegian city to fight radicalisation. Governor Hassan Joho added that his administration had made tremendous progress in the war against …

Angola Capital Partner (ACP), which manages the investment funds of Norway, has invested $40 million in Angola provinces over the last 10 years. The value was applied in the creation …

The Troika countries, United States, United Kingdom and Norway said in a statement on Friday that there has been a progress made in South Sudan as overall violence hassle decreased …

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir met at the State House in Juba with the Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen where they discussed the latest peace process. In a press …

With Nigeria being Norway’s largest trade partner on the continent, both economies have stressed the need to strengthen the bilateral ties even further.Indeed, both economies with apparently the same Gross …

Since launching on 27 March 2017, Ethiopian Airlines has firmly established itself at Norway’s main airport. Now they are enhancing their service offering between Addis Ababa and Oslo Airport. From …

During the World Bank’s annual meeting in Bali, Minister of International Development Nikolai Astrup signed an agreement committing Norway to contribute NOK 450 million to Somalia through the World Bank’s …

Mr Oyvind Udland Johansen, the Deputy Counsellor at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, has said Ghana is a key partner for Norway in both political and commercial endeavours. He said the …

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has eulogized the late former United Nations Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan for his role in linking Norway and Ghana to help make Ghana’s commercial …

Ethiopian Airlines will start a Boeing 777 freighter operation between Oslo Airport and Guagnzhou in September as it looks to capitalise on seafood volume growth between Norway and China. The …

Kofi Annan, former secretary general of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize winner passed away today. He was 80. The former secretary died on Saturday in Switzerland after battling …

Norway’s Ambassador to Greece, Jorn Gjelstad, said on Wednesday he was shocked by the deaths caused by the blaze that burned the largest part of a coastal town in eastern …

The Norwegian investment fund for developing countries (Norfund) has set up a $10 million kitty to support small businesses in Somalia. Norfund, together with the Danish investment fund for developing …

In a bid to further strengthen the money spinning industry and create jobs, the Nigeria Film Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to partner with Norway and develop their film industries, …

Norway will provide a further NOK 30 million to alleviate the situation in Somalia. The funds will be channelled through the Somalia Humanitarian Fund, which is administered by the UN, …

The so-called troika in Sudan (USA, UK and Norway) has delivered a joint  statement on the ongoing clashes in the Jebel Marra region of Darfur. The text of the following statement was …

The European Union Delegation, Norway and Switzerland embassies in Sudan Tuesday expressed concern over the case of a Sudanese girl sentenced to death for killing her husband who raped her …

Cape Town – Atle Ostbo, father of missing Norwegian student Marie Ostbo, sits by his phone waiting for news of his daughter who went missing on a Sedgefield beach. Ostbo …

Representatives of the Government of Sudan, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) met in Berlin on 16/17 April 2018 to discuss a pre-negotiations agreement that would …

A senior member of the opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) has died in Norway, the group’s leader said. Daniel Wuor Joak, representative of the SPLM-IO rebel group to Norway, …

Norwegian Minister of International Development, Nikolai Astrup has said he was impressed with hard work done at Dedza District Hospital to improve care and make sure patients get best health …

The UN Human Rights Committee has published its findings on the civil and political rights record of countries it examined during its latest session: Guatemala, El Salvador, Norway, Lebanon and …

A delivery driver who fantasised about killing the Queen, David Cameron, Tottenham Hotspur fans and Jews has been jailed for eight years for trying to join Islamic State. Aweys Shikhey, …

Oakland, CA—On February 14, 2018, Mr. Okello Akway Ochalla, an indigenous Anuak leader, Norwegian citizen, and the former Governor of the Gambella region of Ethiopia, was released after being held …