Kenyan rights activist wins Swedish award
A 24-year-old Kenyan grassroots activist Rachel Mwikali Mueni has been named Lobbyist for Change 2016 by a Swedish non-governmental organization for her fight for the human rights of young women. “I am honored. This award strengthens our fight for equal rights for young women in urban areas, and the equal rights for Kenyan grassroots activist”, says Rachael […]
Sweden adopts development strategy for Africa
Sweden has adopted a development cooperation strategy with sub-Sahara Africa that is intended to contribute to increased regional integration and strengthen capacity to face cross-border challenges and opportunities at regional level. According to a release issue by the Swedish Government, the strategy will apply for a period of six years (2016–2021) and comprises a total of 2.7 billion Swedish […]
Liberia takes responsibility for its security from UN
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), Farid Zarif, Friday lauded the people and Government of Liberia for reassuming full control of the country’s security. The achievement is testament to the progress Liberians have made in the past 13 years of peace, he said. “Today, 1 […]
Trouble in the heart of Mali
The Algiers Accord isn’t dead, but a year after the peace agreement was signed between the government and two coalitions of armed groups in northern Mali, it is badly bruised. The Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA) takes its cue from the National Liberation Movement of Azawad (MNLA), drivers of the Tuareg insurgency in January […]
Bowier: Liberian church has lost direction
A former Liberian Information Minister says waiting for a law now to turn Liberia to a Christian state would mean that the church has lost direction and is looking up to man to chart its course. Rev. Emmanuel Bowier said Liberians don’t need to look to politicians to pass laws legislating Christianity as a national religion.Rev. […]
Sweden elected to UN Security Council
On Tuesday Sweden was convincingly elected to the United Nations Security Council. Six months ago we were considered to be out of the running. Today we have a seat on the Security Council. This is a great victory for Swedish foreign policy and Swedish diplomacy. For a government that stands for solidarity and cooperation, a […]
How will Brexit impact Africa?
What could potentially be the consequences of Brexit on African countries? It’s still of course quite uncertain what’s going to happen and right now it’s seems difficult to judge whether it’s going to have a good or brutal impact on African countries. There are a number of ways in which Brexit could have an impact […]
Kompass: Why I resigned from the UN
By the time I reported the sexual abuse of children by peacekeepers in Central African Republic in 2014, I had worked for the UN for nearly 20 years; writes Anders Kompass There is no hierarchy in the horror and brutality I witnessed during those two decades – massacres, torture, killings, the displacement of populations – but an […]
First Generation to eradicate poverty
The last decades hundreds of millions of people have left extreme poverty. Today more than 90 percent of all children are enrolled in school, even in developing countries. Thanks to digitalization we are more closely interconnected with each other than ever before. Knowledge and ideas flow throughout the world and transcend all previous boundaries. At […]
Eritreans plan mass demonstration in Geneva next week
Eritreans and friends of Eritrea in Europe and the rest of the globe will hold a mass rally in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, to protest against the latest sickening report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, a three-man panel that has never set foot in the country and […]
