Sweden adopts anti-terrorism measures
On 19 November, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven presented more measures to combat terrorism in Sweden. These measures focus on giving government agencies a new tool for information gathering, biometric passport controls and considering camera surveillance for buildings where there is a general threat and for particularly vulnerable places: Secret data interception The Government will task […]
‘World leaders must look for peace’
The chairman and national coordinator of the Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Scandinavia Chapter Ayoola Lawal has strongly condemned Friday’s coordinated extremist attacks in Paris, France and called on world leaders to urgently look for peace in the wake of senseless killings across continents. In a statement released in Stockholm, Sweden over the weekend, Mr. Lawal said “if the extremists […]
Rising seas ruin Togolese lives
Togo’s former capital city, Aneho, and dozens of surrounding villages, along with the main road that links the west African country to Benin, are likely to disappear from the map by 2038, local authorities and international experts say, if nothing is done to reverse the erosion that is currently eating away between six and 10 […]
EU-Africa migrant plan raises worrying questions
Are European leaders forcing their own migration agenda on Africa? Why are they conflating development aid with migration policy? What is wrong with introducing more safe and legal migration routes? For refugee and migrant rights advocates, the action plan launched in Malta today at the end of a two-day meeting of 60 European and African […]
Changes in aid budget due to refugee crisis
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende says the the Government is proposing to reallocate NOK 4.2 billion from the aid budget, to help cover the costs associated with receiving refugees. Current estimates indicate that at least 33 000 asylum seekers and refugees will seek protection in Norway in 2016. If these estimates are correct, three times […]
Sweden to open embassy in Tunisia
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announced on Friday that the Government will open an embassy in Tunisia. The news was presented during talks with Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi, on a state visit to Sweden. “Tunisia is the North African country where the Arab Spring brought democracy, and the positive developments in the country continue to inspire. […]
Swedish Minister Kuhnke speaks to youth
I’m very glad to see that so many committed young people from all parts of Sweden and from a number of other countries such as Spain, Denmark and Turkey have gathered here in Stockholm for this important conference. The last few months have been extremely dramatic with tens of thousands of people fleeing from war […]
Technical, vocational education a priority
Liberia’s Youth and Sports Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe says the provision of technical and vocational education to Liberian youth is a major national priority, which deserves the support of members of the international community and partners. Minister Nagbe said with the huge unemployment among young people, due largely to lack of formal education and vocational skills, there […]
COMESA, Microsoft team up to promote innovation
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) through the COMESA Business Council (CBC) and Microsoft on Wednesday took a step toward strengthening their working alliance by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which sets out how they will collaborate in the areas of access to technology, development of relevant skills and the fostering of innovation in COMESA’s […]
President Sirleaf and team must be commended
The signing of the US $ 257 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant is a big deal for Liberia. It reinforces two critical development pillars of the Sirleaf administration- roads and energy- as it seeks to address binding constraints to growth; writes Lawrence Randall. The compact negotiated between the two governments ( US and Liberia) will support […]
