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News and events // Last updated: 24/01/2012 //

The Nordic Africa Days, the bi-annual conference of the Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala, Sweden, will be hosted at University of Iceland in Reykjavík on October 18-19, 2012. The deadline for proposing papers and panels is March 1, 2012.

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Photo: UD / Per Thrana.
News and events // Last updated: 23/01/2012 //

State secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Torgeir Larsen today visits Khartoum for comprehensive talks on bilateral issues, regional developments and the current crisis in the negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan. Mr. Larsen meets the ministers of Petroleum and International Cooperation, state minister of Foreign Affairs as well as the Speaker of Parliament among other meetings.

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University of Science and Technology, Omdurman, and University of Bergen.
News and events // Last updated: 15/01/2012 //

Professor Rune Nilsen at University of Bergen was last week awarded a honorary Doctorate of Science by the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Science and Technology (UST), Omdurman.

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Vicky Bahati Næss, Martine Dahle Huse, professor Abdelrahman Khidir Osman and coordinator Mutaz El Sadig visiting the Embassy
News and events // Last updated: 15/12/2011 //

The Drylands Coordination Group (DCG) is a network for capacity building through exchange of practical experience and appropriate knowledge on food security in the drylands of Africa. Today representatives of DCG discussed the activities in Sudan with ambassador Jens-Petter Kjemprud.

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News and events // Last updated: 29/11/2011 //

Sudan is a natural place for developing solar power. In a small solar plant assembly in Soba outside Khartoum around 2 MW solar panels are produced annually. The Minister of Science and Technology Eissa Bushra Mohamed says the potential is many fold in Sudan.

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Ambassador Jens-Petter Kjemprud and Executive Secretary Mahboub Maalim
News and events // Last updated: 23/11/2011 //

An agreement between the Norwegian Embassy and Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) was signed this week, for support to the Transitional Support Unit (TSU). The TSU has been established under the IGAD auspices, and will provide logistical and financial support to the AUHIP led post-referendum negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan.

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News and events // Last updated: 17/11/2011 //

A visit to Wad Medani - the capital of the Gezira state - is not regrettable. Good souks, friendly atmosphere and trips on the Nile are only few things this city has to offer.

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News and events // Last updated: 12/01/2012 //

The 20th - 22nd of June 2012 the University of Bergen will organize a PhD conference named "Transnational Migration and Global Development". The application deadline is 15th of February.

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Embassy // Last updated: 03/01/2012 //

The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration has introduced new checklists, where the main goal is to reduce the processing time significantly.

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Last updated: 12/12/2011 //

Due to Christmas Holidays the Royal Norwegian Embassy will be closed on certian days, and the Visa section will have a reduced number of appointments.

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From the movie Winterland
News and events // Last updated: 24/11/2011 //

The European Filmfestival in Khartoum is launched on 27th of November, and will last for 8 days. Norway is represented with the film "Winterland".

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Photo: Jens Petter Kjemprud.
News and events // Last updated: 21/11/2011 //

The Jebel Aulia Dam is a dam on the White Nile, an hour drive from Khartoum.

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Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Environment- and International Development Minister Erik Solheim. 
Photo: Berit Roald.
News and events // Last updated: 15/11/2011 //

Norway condemns the bombing of the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan by the Sudanese military, and urges the parties to come to the negotiating table to find a solution to the conflict in Southern Kordofan State and Blue Nile State.

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Crackdown on misuse of funds

News and events // Last updated: 13/11/2011

For the first time, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is presenting an overview of aid funds that have been misused and other financial irregularities.

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Opening hours during Eid al-Adha

Last updated: 11/3/2011

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Khartoum will be closed during Eid al-Adha.

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Sudan gives high priority to culture

News and events // Last updated: 01/11/2011

Minister of Culture Al-Samawa’al Khalafalla Al-Quraish emphasized the high priority the government in Sudan gives to culture when discussing possible cooperation with Norway with ambassador Kjemprud yesterday.

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Sudanese-Norwegian oil cooperation discussed

News and events // Last updated: 30/10/2011

The Minister of Petroleum Ali Ahmed Osman reiterated the strong interest of Sudan to continue cooperation with Norway when he hosted a meeting with the Embassy last Thursday.

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Ambassador discusses cultural heritage and tourism with Minister Ahmed B.A. Nahar

News and events // Last updated: 27/10/2011

Sudan is one of the largest countries in Africa, hosting very rich cultural resources. Cultural heritage, is a basis of the identity of the Sudanese people. The Minister of Tourism, Antiquities and Wildlife Dr. Ahamed Babiker Ahamed Nahar discussed this and how to promote tourism with ambassador Jens-Petter Kjemprud last week.

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Embassy meets party leaders

News and events // Last updated: 26/10/2011

In its running dialogue with a broad scope of the Sudanese society the Embassy last week met the party leaders of the Democratic Unionist Party, the UMMA party and the Popular Congress Party to discuss current developments in Sudan.

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