Tag: Angola
Support for Ukraine largely limited to Europe, the US and allies
In October 2022, about eight months after the war in Ukraine started, the University of Cambridge in the UK harmonized surveys conducted in 137 countries on their attitudes to the West and to Russia and China. The results in the studywhile not free from margin of error, are robust enough to be taken seriously. These […]
Denmark among the world’s most tech-enabled countries
African games Looking at the subcategories, Denmark was particularly high for Governance (2nd), and also well placed for Impact and People (both 7th). The Danes are in 11th place for Technology. Finland, Germany, South Korea and Norway completed the top 10, while other notables included the UK (12), Japan (13), Australia (14), China (23), Russia […]
European leaders sign energy deal to reduce need for Russian gas
ROME, Italy: This week, the leaders of Italy, France and the EU signed agreements with their counterparts in Algeria, Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates to buy natural gas, due to fears of a disruption in Russian supplies. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi visited Algeria’s capital, Algiers, where President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said a $4 billion […]
Erik Niva and the terrorist attack in Angola
When Aftonbladet’s Erik Niva finally got a visa to go to Angola and watch the African Championships in 2010, he has no idea what adventure awaits him. The day before the opening match between the home team and Mali, he is reached by the news that a terrorist attack has taken place. Host, producer: Richard […]
The UN is allocating a record $ 150 million to support humanitarian operations in 13 countries
“Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has made the largest ever allocation of $ 150 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to increase underfunded humanitarian operations in 13 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. These funds are distributed twice a year to countries selected for their low funding, serious humanitarian needs […]
Russia’s exports 2021: WHERE and WHAT
This year, Russia began selling more electricity, cars and vodka. What else did it export? Russia’s exports in the first ten months of 2021 amounted to $ 388.4 billion, an increase of 42.8% compared to the same period last year, according to the Russian Federal Customs Service (FCS). This growth is due to the low […]
Biden summit for democracy: what Africa needs to bring to the table
Seventeen African countries have been invited by US President Joe Biden to join nearly 100 others invited for one virtual “Democracy Summit” will take place this week. A second summit, personally, is planned for next year. There are three issues on the agenda: defense against authoritarianism; tackle and fight corruption; and promote respect for human […]
In 2021, Finland will be the third in the world digital quality of life index
Overall, Finland has significantly improved its digital well-being compared to the DQL 2020 network, rising from 11th to 3rd place and eventually surpassing Sweden and Norway. The study shows that Finland has the second cheapest broadband connection in the world. Finns have to work 31 minutes to get the cheapest broadband package – that is […]
National Round-Up: The world’s second northernmost island knows how the Chrysler Building felt!
Must have been tough on the Chrysler building. At its opening in 1930, it became the world’s tallest building… in all 11 months. Not only that, but its record was taken by a neighbor: the Empire State Building. The Arctic island of Oodeaq knows that feeling! For the past ten years, it has held the […]
Standings of women’s handball at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Following are the standings of women’s handball at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Sunday (tabulated under matches played, won, lost): 1. France 8 5 2 2. ROC 8 5 2 3. Norway 8 7 1 4. Sweden 8 4 3 5. Netherlands 6 4 2 6. Montenegro 6 2 […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Gunnar Sjöberg, Kent Andersson and Göran Larsson try to take protection, but are captured. It is in September 1987 that the guerrilla group Unita carries out the kidnapping in the forest outside Angola’s capital Luanda. Sweden cooperates with the ruling MPLA party in Angola, which is also supported by communist Cuba and the Soviet Union. […]
The Foreign Chronicle
Pretoria Tuesday. The other day I received a small letter. Not in paper of course, but in the email. But it was longer than usual, written by what I am pretty sure is an older Swedish man who has spent much of his time in a specific country. There were long folds and views on […]
Eduardo Camavinga, France’s youngest international in over a century
After seeing the side that Kylian Mbappe served France a 1-0 victory in Sweden over the weekend, Eduardo Camavinga also darkened the Paris Saint-Germain star on Tuesday when he became the country’s youngest player since 1914 against Croatia. Camavinga, 17 years and nine months, replaced N’Golo Kante in the second half of a 4-2 victory […]
Camavinga does as Rennes secure the first victory in the Ligue 1 season
PARIS, August 29 (Xinhua) – French rising star Eduardo Camavinga scored a brilliant solo goal as Rennes beat Montpellier 2-1 on Saturday in front of around 5,000 fans at Roazhon Park to claim their first win of the new Ligue 1 season. Camavinga, 17, was called by Didier Deschamp earlier this week to Les Bleus […]
Release of Logi Pedro album – “My Iceland is colorful”
Logi Pedro’s second album ‘Under the Blue Moon’, meaning ‘Under the Blue Moon’, is released today, RÚV reports. It has been in production for two years, with its first songs written in the fall of 2018, shortly after Logis’ first album was released. At the time, he traveled to Sierra Leone in western Africa to […]