Current affairs
19.1.2016
Three decades in a leading position in Africa
The journey of ambassador Heikki Tuunanen in Africa began in the embassy of Nairobi in 1980. The career will end at the end of June in the African Development Bank in the Ivory Coast. “As the representative of Finland in the world, I always look at things from the Finnish perspective. Here, I have also received the opportunity to look at Africa from the inside,” Tuunanen says.
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29.10.2013
Suomi/Africa – Networking for better journalism
“This network is the only thing that could get me to leave my family for more than a week. What is so great about our cooperative network is that it was born from our own efforts, and not under the direction of outsiders,” says Simon Kaheru from Uganda.
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18.6.2013
The Nordic and African countries gathered at Aulanko in summery surroundings
The Nordic foreign ministers met this weekend, 15–16 June, with their colleagues from eleven African countries. The meeting was hosted by Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja. In addition to the Nordic countries, the participants came from Benin, Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. The themes discussed at this meeting were the Nordic welfare state, inclusive economic growth and Africa’s conflicts.
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