International tourism arrivals fell by 72% over the first ten months of 2020, with restrictions on travel, low consumer confidence and a global struggle to contain the COVID-19 virus, all contributing to the worst year on record in the history of tourism. According to the latest tourism data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), destinations welcomed 900 […]

The Swedish Government decided on Monday to severely restrict possibilities to travel from the United Kingdom and Denmark to Sweden. The entry ban from the United Kingdom is due to the spread and mutation of COVID-19 that have been reported there. The entry ban from Denmark is mainly to reduce the risk of congestion and […]

Responding to the intensifying humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Friday announced US$22.2 million in catalytic investment grants to accelerate the nation’s education in emergency response. The initial program will run for three years, with the goal of leveraging an additional US$45.3 million in co-financing from national and global […]

The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors on Monday approved $15 million from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and $10 million from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) to advance African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) II’s projects to boost low-carbon energy generation in sub-Saharan Africa. SEFA’s contribution will comprise a package of $10 million […]

The Swedish economy is showing a stronger recovery than expected during the autumn. The labour market situation has also developed more positively compared with previous assessments. The employment rate is expected to be somewhat higher this year and next year compared with the assessment in the Budget Bill for 2021, while unemployment is expected to […]

Liberia has been praised for holding peaceful elections on December 8. Made in a recent release, the commendation came from the United Nations in Liberia, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), embassies of member states of the African Union, the European Union (EU) Delegation and embassies of the EU member states (France, Germany, […]

The 6th edition of the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) conference and awards held on December 2 and 3 hosted more than 60 African and global thought leaders across business and politics who shared insight and thought leadership. The virtual conference theme this year was, Reimagining business and rebuilding better. The two-day event aimed to explore […]

The Swedish Government today proposed extending the government credit guarantee program ‘Företagsakuten’ into 2021 so as to cover lending after 31 December. The program is intended to facilitate lending to small and medium-sized companies affected by the pandemic. The Företagsakuten program was launched in spring 2020 as part of the government’s measures to support the […]

A pledge to end all forms of violence and set in motion a grassroots civil society campaign to promote peace was launched today by a coalition of community activists, artists, victims of war, academics, business leaders and African youth. Emmanuel Jal, a spokesperson for the coalition and a prominent peace campaigner, said: “We are losing […]

The Emancipation Movement of Liberia (EMOL) has urged eligible Liberian voters to vote for legacy-driven candidates who put country first and have the interests of the Liberian people at heart. Liberians are slated to vote in special senatorial elections and a referendum on Tuesday. In a press release issued by its executive director Jarwinken Wiah […]