Liberia Journalist Completes Humphrey Fulbright Fellowship Program In US
MAIN Liberian journalist and Nordic Africa News contributor Melissa Chea-Annan over the weekend completed her Humphrey Fulbright Fellowship Program at the University of Maryland, in the United States of America with a Certificate in Communication and Leadership.
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Sweden: Government Blamed For Stockholm Riots
MAIN Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was given a rough ride in parliament today over the Stockolm riots. Social Democrat Fredrik Olovsson took the opportunity of prime minister's question time to question the government's responsibility for four nights of urban unrest, and for "a society where joblessness is highest in the Nordic Region, higher than in all comparable EU countries and 77,000 young with neither work or studies."
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World Bank Pledges $1 Billion To Countries In Africa's Great Lakes Region
MAIN On the first day of an historic joint United Nations/World Bank Group mission to the Great Lakes region, the World Bank Group announced $1 billion in proposed new funding to help countries in the region provide better health and education services, generate more cross-border trade, and fund hydroelectricity projects in support of the Great Lakes peace agreement that was signed by 11 countries in February.
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Nigeria Seeks Help From Niger In Battle With Militants
MAIN Nigeria has asked neighboring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation against jihadis seen as a cross-border threat.
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Sweden Gives $2m To Fund Youth Employment In Liberia
MAIN The Swedish Government, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), has provided US$ 2 million for youth employment in Liberia for the next two years, it has been announced.
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Finnish Mothers Are Best Off In The World
MAIN FINLAND is the world’s best country for mothers, followed by Sweden, Norway, Iceland and the Netherlands, reveals a report by the Save the Children organisation.
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The Changing Face Of Land Disputes In Liberia
MAIN The Liberia Land Commission, which was set up in 2009 to help settle land disputes between returning refugees and their neighbours, is making significant headway, say land experts, but non-conflict related land disputes are increasing, most of them as a result of weak land laws.
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Liberian Midfielder Amadaiya Rennie Scores Twice In Swedish Football League
SPORTS Liberian midfielder Amadaiya Rennie scored twice to clinch a 2-2 draw for Degefors against Angelholms in the Swedish first division on Saturday.
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Norwegians Love Cross-Border Shopping
MAIN Norwegians make a total of 8.5 million shopping trips across the border to Sweden each year. Last year, Norwegian customers spent NOK 13 billion on groceries and NOK 7 billion on other consumer goods in Sweden.
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Somaliland Marks 22 Years Of Independence
MAIN Region that broke away from Somalia in 1991 is still waiting for international recognition. » Read more
