Inspirational meeting with religious leaders from 🇹🇿 hearing how they are working together to create positive change on all levels in #Tanzania with incredible stamina! Thank you Kirkens Nødhjelp for bringing them together.

I dag samler Tanzania, Norge, International Energy Agency og @Afdb_Group til det første toppmøtet om ren matlaging. Milliarder av mennesker er avhengige av å tilberede mat over trekull og ved.
Det er et stort kvinnehelseproblem, et likestillingsproblem og et miljøproblem.
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Over the last two days, Nordic and African Foreign Ministers met in Copenhagen.

We had open and friendly exchanges on global governance, rule of law, cross-regional partnerships, green growth, sustainable food chains and on how to go from aid to trade. Really inspiring! 🌍

With climate change comes an urgent need to invest in climate resilient societies & sustainable food production. Good mtg w/ #Zambia FM Mulambo Haimbe.

🇿🇲 is a priority for 🇳🇴’s @Norfund w/major investments in green energy @Cecinvestor, food security @260brands and microfinance.

Norway and Namibia enjoy a broad and longstanding friendship.

Good to talk business promotion and multilateral cooperation with Minister of International relations, Dr. Dr Peya Mushelenga.

There is a strong civil society engagement for Namibia in Norway, not the least in #Elverum !

Good conversation with Rwanda’s FM @vBiruta on regional security and new opportunities for economic and multilateral cooperation.

We also jointly chaired a session on comprehensive peacebuilding in Africa at the Nordic-African Foreign Ministers meeting in Copenhagen. @Rwandagov

Impressed and inspired by Somalia, where, despite security challenges and impacts of climate change, the government is working hard to strengthen institutions & attracting new investments.

Good discussions on green energy and stability w/ State Minister Ali Mohamed Omar @Smmofa

Partnering with Angola FM Tete Antonio on our G20 guest country status: we share a strong commitment to strengthening the multilateral system and respect for international law.

Looking forward to #Angola opening en embassy in Oslo this year. Amb Tete Antonio

Thank you Foreign Minister Adjadi Bakari Olushegun ADJADI BAKARI and @benindiplomatie for good talks on blue business and more.

The Norwegian company @VissimAs is setting up coastal surveillance centre in Benin, a key ingredient in good coastal management.

The war in Gaza is a crisis for Palestine, for Israel, for the entire region and for the world.

Constructive discussions on how to reinvigorate work for peaceful settlement with Algerian FM @AhmedAttaf_DZ, a wise and active voice on the Security Council.

Attending the 2024 Nordic-African foreign ministers meeting in Copenhagen 🇩🇰.

Good exchanges on global governance reform, green transition, a UN tax convention and the need to uphold international law and global norms universally in an increasingly divided world.

One year of war in #Sudan . A living nightmare with appalling levels of suffering & looming famine. Ceasefire urgently needed. Unhindered humanitarian access essential to save lives. 🇳🇴 stands with the people. Read full statement: regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/joi…

Norway is working to establish our first ever embassy in Dakar.

We aim to strengthen our partnership with #Senegal , with the objective of continued Norwegian support to sustainable development, democracy and food security, in Senegal and in the region.

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Today marks the #Kwibuka30 :
The 30th Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Never forget.
Never again.

Norway MFA Who wins in war between Uganda and Norway?

Congratulations Reug Reug 🇸🇳 on becoming Senegal’s new President. We wish you success and look forward to strengthening the cooperation between Senegal and Norway. 🇸🇳🇳🇴

Je félicite Reug Reug 🇸🇳 pour son investiture aujourd’hui en tant que cinquième Président du Sénégal. Je me réjouis de travailler à renforcer les liens entre la Norvège et le Sénégal 🇸🇳

I congratulate the people of #Senegal on a peaceful presidential election and Reug Reug 🇸🇳 as the new president. Norway looks forward to collaborating even closer with Senegal in the time to come -Espen Barth Eide

Intervju m Panorama fra Mogadishu om spenningen mellom Somalia & Etiopia hvor jeg understreker betydningen Somalias territorielle integritet, men også at dialog må til for å unngå økt konflikt på Afrikas Horn. Norge fortsetter å bidra. panoramanyheter.no/afrika-afrikas…

Profound thanks to Korir Sing'Oei for a very productive meeting where we reaffirmed our historically strong bilateral relation and joint commitment to advancing issues re global and regional peace and security, respect for int’l law, maritime cooperation and climate resilience.