Africa and Norway

Officials at South Sudanese foreign ministry welcomed Wednesday the visit of Norwegian foreign minister, saying the visit would be an opportunity for bilateral talks on matters of mutual benefits for …

Norwegian and African leaders across industries are expected to meet once again at the Radisson Blu Scandinavian Hotel in Oslo to discuss trends, issues and great potentials for rising cities …

A new development-finance venture that will control banking and other assets worth more than $660 million across sub-Saharan Africa plans to hire as many as 20 people including analysts to …

Associated Foods Zimbabwe Ltd’s US$2 million investment, including a state-of-the-art peanut butter production line, has enabled it to improve its product quality and increase production threefold. The food processor is …

Zimbabwe’s NMB Bank says it expects to benefit from the planned consolidation of African investments by its major shareholders, Netherlands development bank FMO, Norfund of Norway and Dutch multinational bank …

Norwegian development body Norfund, and private sector development bank FMO is set to acquire a 14.6 per cent stake in BPR, Rwanda’s second largest bank by assets. The three European …

‘The fighting in South Sudan is continuing. Norway supports proposals for a new regional protection force in the capital and a strengthening of the mandate of the UN Mission in …

The youth under their umbrella organization called ”Coalition for change ” did so after police seriously beating supporters of opposition leader,Dr Kizza Besigye as they were escorting him to his home on Tuesdayas …

With a population of about 50 million people,Tanzania has only 350 professional female engineers,which led to authorities to seeking aid from donors meant to increase on the numbers. Norway government responded by …

Norwegian Jonny Andersen has been appointed the New Managing Director of the Kenya Airports Authority effective immediately. Making the announcement KAA New Chairperson Retired General Julius Karangi says Andersen performed …

The Norwegian government on Tuesday extended support of 2.1 million U.S. dollars for professional development of 150 Tanzanian female engineers in a span of five years. Edwin Ngonyani, the east …

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja said Nigeria and Norway, a major fish exporting country, would work together to deepen their agricultural cooperation, particularly on fish farming and fisheries development. …

Kenya will present her position on the ongoing global debate on the death penalty in Oslo, Norway, on Wednesday. This will be during the 6th World Congress Against the Death …

A Kenyan delegation is in Oslo, Norway to attend the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty. The three day Congress, starting Tuesday, seeks to assist countries develop new strategies …

South Africa’s law enforcement efforts at sea, particularly as far as illegal fishing is concerned, have been boosted by Norway which is funding a fisheries law enforcement academy. The academy …

Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, and Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, reiterated their commitment to reach their shared goals as set out in the bilateral …

Hundreds of analog tapes of the Sudanese Radio and TV audio-visual archive which date back to the 1940s will be digitalized by the Norwegian University of Bergen, according to an …

The Nigerian-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (NNCC) has been launched in Lagos to promote socio-economic relationship between Africa’s biggest economy and the Nordic country. The chamber, according to its promoters, will …

To develop its maritime industry, Nigeria is to partner Norway. Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director-General Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said. Speaking when the Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, …

Algerian Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra called on the international community to actively contribute to the implementation of the agreements signed in Mali …

The members of the Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States) are appalled by the Sudanese government’s aerial bombardment of civilians in Kauda and the Heiban area of …

‘I am looking forward to receiving colleagues from 12 key African countries on Thursday and Friday this week. They include the foreign ministers of Africa’s two largest economies, Nigeria and …

The Nigerian-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (NNCC) has been launched in Lagos to promote socio-economic relationship between Africa’s biggest economy and the Nordic country. The chamber, according to its promoters, will …

ALGIERS-Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra will partake Thursday and Friday in Oslo (Norway) in a closed meeting between FMs of fifteen African countries …

“Together with my Troika colleagues, I welcome the long-awaited formation of South Sudan’s transitional government of national unity,” said Foreign Minister Børge Brende. “We also welcome the April 26 statements …