Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kampala on December 5th hosted a high-level delegation from Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries. This visit underscored Norfund’s strategic intent to deepen its engagement and expand investment activities in Uganda. “Norfund’s delegation visit represents Norway’s steadfast …
Read More »Uganda has remained a relatively stable country for so many years. But can it last?
INTERVIEW | The ominous parting words of Elin Østebø Johansen, the outgoing Norwegian Ambassador to Uganda. Before leaving the country on Aug.15, she spoke to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about the highlights of her four-year tour of duty in Uganda. What impressions are you leaving Uganda with? I have been the …
Read More »Norway becomes Germany’s top gas supplier in 2022
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Norway replaced Russia as Germany’s biggest gas supplier in 2022, accounting for 33 percent of its total gas imports, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) said on Friday. “Norway is our most important energy supplier today and should remain so as we move toward a carbon-neutral future,” Germany’s …
Read More »Russia summons Norwegian charge d’affaires over transit ban issue
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Norwegian Charge d’Affaires Solveig Rossebo over Norway’s decision to block the delivery of goods to Spitsbergen, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Rossebo was informed about the “unacceptable situation around the delivery of cargos to Spitsbergen blocked by the …
Read More »Norway, Britain, U.S. urge Sudanese army not to take unilateral action
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Troika (Norway, Britain, and the United States) on Tuesday urged the General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan not to take “unilateral action,” the three countries said in a statement. The three countries made the remarks during a meeting with Al-Burhan on …
Read More »Norway donates US$2M towards Uganda’s fight against Covid-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Norwegian government has donated US$2 Million to the UN-Uganda Multi-Partner Trust Fund-UN-MPTF to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact. The donation was unveiled during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding-MoU at the residence of Rosa Malango, the UN Resident Coordinator …
Read More »Norway boosts East and Horn of Africa human rights efforts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (DefendDefenders) has entered a new partnership with the Embassy of Norway in Uganda to boost documentation of rights violations and promote accountability. The agreement, which was signed by Arne Haug, Chargé d’affaires at …
Read More »E-car sales in Norway reach new record high in 2019
Oslo, Norway | AFP | Sales of new electric cars in Norway hit a record high last year, sector experts said Friday, reaching 42.4 percent of all nearly-registered cars in 2019, mostly thanks to strong demand for Tesla’s Model 3. Norway, a major oil producer that has pioneered electric mobility, …
Read More »Gabon to be paid $150 million to fight deforestation
Gabon to be first African nation paid to fight deforestation Libreville, Gabon | AFP | Gabon will become the first African country paid with international funds to preserve its forests in an effort to fight climate change, the United Nations said Sunday. Norway will provide Gabon, which is almost 90 …
Read More »Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north
Norway | AFP | Paying no attention to nearby divers, a killer whale and her calf hunting for food frolic in a snowy Norwegian fjord. Their favourite meal, herring, abounds, but climate change means both predator and prey must increasingly migrate further north. The clear and calm waters of Reisafjorden, in …
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