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The Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim visited Khartoum, Abyei and Juba from 19 to 22 January. During his visit, Minister Solheim underscored Norway’s commitment to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and urged the parties to ensure its full implementation. Solheim stressed the importance of holding credible elections, a milestone in the CPA, a... Read more >

- While progress has been made, all sides must redouble their efforts in 2010, say foreign ministers of Norway, UK and the USA in a joint statement on the fifth anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Read more >

Norwegian Minister of Environment and Development, Erik Solheim, and State Secretary Ingrid Fiskaa are visiting Sudan in January 2010. Read more >

The Ahfad University for Women in Omdurman receives USD 1,4 million from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to establish a regional institute on gender and diversity. Read more >

- Sudan is now at an important crossroads that will determine the future of the peace process. It is encouraging that the parties appear to have reached agreement on important aspects of the peace agreement, says Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim. Read more >

After a successful week of film screenings in Khartoum, the European Film Festival in Sudan 2009 starts in Juba on December 7th.

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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. Read more >

On 29 September, President of the Norwegian parliament Thorbjørn Jagland was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Now he intends to modernise what he describes as the world’s most important human rights organisation, and make it more effective. Read more >

The Norwegian hip hop group Gatas Parlament and Supa Sayed held a concert in the capital of Sudan on Friday July 17. Read more >

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Abolishment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is an important issue in Sudan. Read more >

The world’s biggest operation to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate (DDR) former soldiers was launched in Ed-Damazin on February 10. The aim is that as many as 180 000 former soldiers and militias will participate in this process over the next four years.  Norway contributes 25 mill NOK to the programme. Read more >

Norway’s relations with Africa have traditionally been linked to development assistance and missionary work, but our cooperation is continually being extended into other areas. Read more >

Juba-Southern Sudan: The first cinema in Southern-Sudan opened at the Nyakron Cultural Centre in Juba on saturday the 31st of January 2009. The opening night they showed King Kong and they will be showing movies all weekends.   Read more >

The new national currency – the Sudanese Pound – was launched on the 9 January 2007 and fully introduced 1 July 2007. This represented an important event in the implementation of the CPA. Read more >

– It is necessary to decrease the number of asylum seekers without a need for protection, says Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Read more >

Jonglei har vært sterkt preget av lokale konflikter etter signeringen av fredsavtalen. Et nytt prosjekt støttet av Norge skal fremme konfliktløsning og våpenkontroll. Read more >

From the 10th to the 12th of May the Sudaneese capital was attacked by rebels of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). Lead by Khalil Ibrahim, JEM is one of the biggest armed groups fighting government forces in Darfur. The rebels reached Khartoum after crossing about 1000 kilometers, including vast tracts of desert, in a short time with relatively little opposition from the government. As a... Read more >

Even with the JEM attack on Khartoum just a week before the 17 th of May celebrations went on in their traditional way at the Norwegian embassy. About 50 Norwegians and embassy staff came together to celebrate the national day of Norway. Read more >

Sudan is entering a critical stage in its history, at which peace, security and prosperity for its people are emerging as tangible results with the right choices made and actions taken. Norway continues to pursue several options to create a stable humanitarian situation. Read more >