Press releases

2011

The press releases are linked to My Newsdesk where additional material is available in some cases.

2011-10-11 NAI experts answer about Liberia

2011-06-03 1000 Africa-researchers coming to Uppsala

2011-04-15 New book on oil-politics in Nigeria

2011-04-01 Africa well equipped to keep up economic momentum

2011-03-31 Recycling in African cities can work

2011-03-29 What constitutes the morals of a warrior or drug dealer?

2010

(2010-12-06) Common views on gender violence challenged

(2010-09-27) Time, Space Africa; Nordic Africa Days to be hosted in Åbo

(2010-09-21) Book Fair continues in Stockholm

(2010-09-20) Experimental African author at Göteborg Book Fair

2009

(2009-09-17) NAI in joint research project with the Kofi Annan Training Centre (pdf)

(2009-08-31) Systematic mapping of migrant remittance market urgently needed (pdf)

(2009-06-02) Whats' culture got to do with it? International conference in Uppsala, Sweden on 15-18 June 2009

(2009-05-15) ”Welcome to Zumaland” or ”Business as Usual”? The subject of a library discussion at the Nordic Africa Institute. (pdf in Swedish)

(2009-05-15)  Meet the author behind a controversial World Bank study; Moving Out of Poverty: Success from the Bottom Up. (pdf in Swedish)

(2009-04-16) Anders Möllander is NAI's expert on the election in South Africa

(2009-04-16)  Henning Mankell Keynote Speaker at the Nordic Africa Days 2009

(2009-03-13) Inception workshop on 'Migration, Diasporas and Development: Trans-Atlantic Perspectives'.  Read a press statement about the event (in Swedish only).

(2009-01-28) 'South Africa’s difficult choice' (in Swedish)

2008

(2008-11-20) Prevention of genocide – a utopia?

(2008-11-18) "Things Fall Apart" efter 50 år.

(2008-10-09) Pressemøde i København 10 oktober  (in Danish)

(2008-09-08) China and India, Africa's new partners. China and India in Africa: New Strategic Encounters, 22-23 september 2008 (in Swedish).

(2008-09-03) Zimbabwe expert visits Sweden. Brian Raftopoulos gives a lecture in Uppsala on 10 September (in Swedish).

(2008-07-02) China and India in Africa: New Strategic Encounters. Samir Amin at international conference in Uppsala 22-23 September 2008 (in Swedish).

(2008-07-01) Shailja Patel appointed NAI Guest writer 2009. Nordic scholarship to female Kenyan writer and playwright.

(2008-06-25) Africa focus at the book and library fair in Gothenburg in 2010. Press release from Bok & Bibliotek (pdf) (in Swedish).

(2008-05-28) High-level visit from China at the Nordic Africa Institute (in Swedish).

(2008-05-19) Public lecture on Darfur 21 May (in Swedish).

(2008-05-14) Reform Initiative at the Nordic Africa Institute.

(2008-05-05) Nordic Africa Institute Annual Report: Africa on the Global Agenda.

(2008-02-22) African Guest Writer to Uppsala (in Swedish).

2007

(2007-11-16) Changes ahead for Zimbabwe?

(2007-10-25) Is female participation the recipe for peace in Somalia? (in Swedish).

(2007-10-22) What can the world learn from the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission? (in Swedish).

(2007-10-02) A film maker, a researcher and a poet – three African researchers visit the Nordic Africa Institute (in Swedish).

(2007-09-24) Dialogue with China important (in Swedish).

(2007-09-24) Progress and setbacks in Southern Africa (in Swedish).

(2007-09-11) ‘The EU market is open to you – but we are not going to let you in!’

(2007-09-03) Africa can only be understood in a global context, says new Research Director Fantu Cheru.

2006

(2006-09-21) The Nordic Africa Institute's library named Library of the Year 2006.

(2006-06-09) The Nordic Africa Institute library nominated Swedish Library of the year 2006.

(2006-03-24) The Nordic Africa Institute awarded "The healthiest organisation of the year 2005". (in Swedish)

(2006-03-09) The Nordic Africa Institute nominated "The healthiest organisation of the year 2005". (in Swedish)

(2006-01-20) Carin Norberg: The Nordic Africa Institute's new director.