Afrika Nå
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Afrika Nå
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Afrika Nå: Krigen som aldri tar slutt - hva skjer i DR Kongo og hva er konsekvensene?
Den Rwanda-støttede væpnede gruppen M23 har tatt kontroll over store områder i den mineralrike østlige delen av Den demokratiske republikken Kongo. Of...
Afrika Nå: Beginning of an African spring? Student activism under pressure
A wave of youth and student-led protests have swept across the African continent the last year; from Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Senegal, Togo and...
Afrika Nå: 30 years since Apartheid - did the rainbow nation deliver on its promises?
30 years ago - in 1994, the first mixed-race election in South Africa's history was held. The African National Congress (ANC), led by Nelson Mandela,...
Afrika Nå: Unpacking Climate Equity - the case of land conservation and carbon credits
Join us for a discussion on Africa’s critical role in the fight against climate change!
Although Africa is not a driver of the climate crisis, i...
Afrika Nå: The struggle for democracy - has the world forgotten about Eswatini?
Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is the last absolute monarchy in Africa. King Mswati has ruled the country since 1986 and has been greatly crit...
What should the new Norwegian Africa strategy contain and what role should the diaspora play?
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently in the process of developing a new Norwegian strategy for Africa. Africa, with its 55 states, i...
Divestment or Phase Out: Activists Respond to Oil Selloffs in Africa
The Niger Delta in Nigeria has endured extensive environmental degradation due to decades of oil exploration activities. One of the major companies to...
Afrika Nå - Human Rights Violations Against East African Migrant Workers in the Gulf States
Human rights violations against East African migrant workers in the Gulf States have prompted growing concern. Human Rights Watch recently reported a...
Launch of Young Human Rights Defenders Week 2023
Michelle Bachelet, former UN high commissioner for human rights, said: "young people are always at the forefront of crisis - and fighting for a better...
Afrika Nå: How far has Zimbabwe come since Mugabe?
In August Zimbabwe headed to the polls again and on the 26th of August the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission announced that Emmerson Mnangagwa had been re...
What are the triggers behind the recent riots among Eritreans?
According to the Human Rights Watch World Report 2023 Eritrea's government is continuing to severely repress its population and imposing restrictions...
Afrika Nå - Journalism, advocacy and freedom of information
Despite much change in the past decades, society often looks to the media for information and education. Meanwhile, the 2023 index published by Report...
Afrika Nå - What is happening in Niger and what consequences will it have regionally and globally?
On the 26th of July a coup d'état took place in the Republic of Niger when the country's presidential guard detained president Mohamed Bazoum. The cou...
Afrika Nå - Do old Norwegian fishing vessels cause overfishing in African waters?
A new report to be launched on 27 April reveals a trend that has received little attention in Norway: the large number of old Norwegian fishing vessel...
Afrika Nå - vindkraft vs. menneskerettigheter: kontroversene på Fosen og okkuperte Vest-Sahara
I oktober fant Høyesterett at Europas største landbaserte vindkraftverk var satt opp ulovlig på vinterbeitene til den sørsamiske reindrifta på Fosen,...
Afrika Nå - Kenyan elections 2022: challenges and possibilities
The last week the world has witnessed a tight presidential race between Deputy President William Ruto and Kenyatta endorsed Raila Odinga. Kenya's elec...
Afrika Nå - Elections in Somalia and the road ahead
Farmaajo's term as President in Somalia ended in February 2021 and there have been several attempts to hold the delayed presidential election. Current...
Afrika Nå - What is next for the African students who fled Ukraine?
Ukraine was home to over 76 000 foreign students when Russia invaded Ukraine. Approximately a quarter of the foreign students in the country were from...
Afrika Nå - Dilemmas Of Organizing Aid In Africa
In 2020 Norway gave 39.5 billion Norwegian Kroner to aid in the development assistance budget. How the development assistance funds are distributed an...
Afrika Nå Why Is The Gulf So Interested In The Horn Of Africa?
The Gulf states are expanding their role in the Horn of Africa and broadening its ties to the region. The Emirates and Saudi Arabia helped broker the...
How do we understand African migration on the continent?
In 2017, the majority of international migrants resided in a country in their region of birth. The same is true for Africa. But how does African migra...
Climate, conflict and urban migration in Africa
Although Africa's contribution to greenhouse emissions globally is small, countries on the continent are among the most vulnerable to climate change,...
South African Elections - Students and Politics
The results from the general election held on the 8th of May in South Africa is clear. The ruling African National Congress is once again reelected, b...
Afrika Nå: United States of Africa?
On April 2nd 2019 The Gambia ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, reaching the threshold of 22 countries needed to put the agreement...
Swaziland: What is happening in Africa's last absolute monarchy?
Africa's last absolute monarchy ruled by King Mswati III since 1986 celebrates 51 years of independence this year. 38% of the population in Swaziland...
The Making And Unmaking Of South Sudan - Book Launch
“An important read...
The still-unfolding tragedy of South Sudan is too little
understood and too little known, even among foreign policy...
Afrika Nå: Kvinners reproduktive rettigheter - hva er status?
I år er det 25 år siden den banebrytende Kairo-konferansen, som huskes best som konferansen der kvinners rolle ble satt i direkte sammenheng med befol...
Hva kan vi lære av Libya-krigen?
I 2011 besluttet den norske regjeringen i rekordfart, under ledelse av Jens Stoltenberg, å delta i militæroperasjonene i Libya. Under krigen slapp nor...
Afrika Nå: Ethiopia - ethinic politics, reform and the road ahead
Abiy Ahmed was the prime minister on everyone's lips from April 2018. In one year he has made peace with Eritrea, freed thousands of opposition prison...
KLUPOD: Sexual violence as a weapon in Zimbabwe
KLUPOD is brought to you by the gender and equality group (KLU- Kjønn og Likestilling) at the Norwegian Council for Africa (Fellesrådet for Afrika) in...
Profitt for enhver pris?
Barnearbeid i koboltgruvene i Kongo. Tekstilarbeidere i Bangladesh som hver dag risikerer et nytt Rana Plaza. Urfolksrepresentanter i Guatemala som vo...
Afrika Nå - Nigerian elections - now what?
Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, was set to vote in presidential and federal elections on 16 Februar. But the elections were postponed la...
Afrika Nå - Are Africans invisible in Norwegian policies?
The decade from 2015 to 2024 has been proclaimed the International Decade for People of African Descent by the UN. The UN advise all states to "Celebr...
Zambia's looming debt crisis - is China to blame?
Zambia only just over a decade ago had their debts written off by the IMF and the World Bank. However, the public debt in the country has increased si...
Shadow Finance - Democratic Capitalism at Risk?
Disguised corporations, fake foundations, trade misinvoicing, holes in financial regulation, secrecy jurisdictions - what effect does the shadow finan...
Mozambique's debt crisis - who will pay the bill?
Mozambique is at one of its most critical moments since the end of the civil war in 1992. The government has borrowed massively both internationally a...
Afrika Nå: A Long Walk To Press Freedom In Africa?
Each year, Reporters Without Borders ranks countries according to the degree of freedom the media enjoys. The list for 2018 shows that press freedom v...
The Bobi Wine Effect - What's Going On In Uganda?
President Museveni has been the president of Uganda since 1986. In a country where more than 75 percent of the population is below 35 years, many have...
Conversation Between OluTimehin Adegbeye and Aslak Sira Myhre
Adegbeye and Sira Myhre in a conversation about literature, activism through literature, feminism, gender, religion and how it is to live and make a l...
Afrika Nå: Zimbabwe election - now what?
There have been some tumultuous months in Zimbabwe. No one had foreseen that Mugabe would be forced out of power after 37 years, supported by the vast...