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’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. […]

In its third quarter (Q3) IT Threat Evolution report, Kaspersky Lab has published the details of the key security incidents of the quarter. Using statistics from the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), which obtains information from millions of Kaspersky Lab product users in 213 countries, the report sheds light on the increase in mobile threats, the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

World leaders in the diamond industry will come together in Africa’s best-kept secret, Namibia, for the International Diamond Conference 2015 over two days, from 23rd – 24th November 2015. The event will cater for over 150 business elite, including professionals, diplomats, C-Suite and industry leaders from all over the world (Israel, India, China, Russia, Germany, Italy, Angola, […]

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 […]

Sierra Leonean striker Alhaji Kamara on Saturday became a proud winner of Sweden’s most valuable football crown as IFK Norrkoping overcame Gothenburg 2-0 to win the premiership. The 21-year-old was not on the scoresheet on the league’s last day after hitting the net five times in the last three previous matches but golden boot winner Emir Kujovic […]

The 38th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO opened today in Paris, France with the organization’s outgoing President  HAO Ping, the Minister of Education of the People’s Republic of China and President of the 36th Session of the General Conference announcing the commencement of the proceedings. The chairperson of the Executive Board Mr Mohamed […]