African strikers on target in Swedish Cup
Three African players were on the score-sheet over the weekend in the Swedish Cup, a competition that features clubs from various tiers of Swedish football. Nigerian striker Samuel Nnamani grabbed the opener as Ekilstuna thrashed Assyriska Turabdin 4-0. Gambian youngster Zakaria Sawo provided a consolation as his side, Rosengård went down to Brommapojkarna 3-1. In […]
Tourism in Africa grew last year
International tourist arrivals worldwide grew 6% in 2018, totaling 1.4 billion, particularly recording an increase of 7 percent in the African region, according to the latest World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Tourism Barometer. UNWTO’s long term forecast issued in 2010 indicated the 1.4 billion mark would be reached in 2020, yet the remarkable growth of international […]
Stenvinkel is new secretary general of Forum Syd
Anna Stenvinkel will take over as the next secretary general of Sweden’s largest civil society platform, Forum Syd on February 25. Stenvinkel enters her position at Forum Syd in a time when civil society needs courage and resilience facing a world wide trend of attacks on human rights organisations and activists. “It’s amazing to have recruited […]
