Informasjon om jordraset i Mbale/ Mt. Elgon området.

News and events // 03/03/2010 //

Mandag ettermiddag ble tre landsbyer i Bududa distriktet, ikke langt fra Mbale rammet av jordras. Rundt 80 personer er bekreftet omkommet og 400 er savnet. Så vidt ambassaden er kjent med er ingen nordmenn rammet. Ambassaden har vært i kontakt med de nordmenn som er registrert bosatt i området.

The UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund will this year provide one million dollars to projects led by young people aged 15-32 years

News and events // 25/02/2010 //

Nairobi, 15 February 2010: The UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund will this year provide one million dollars to projects led by young people aged 15-32 years who are piloting innovative approaches to employment, good governance, shelter and secure tenure. Small development initiatives are eligible for grants of up to $5,000, while larger projects may be able to secure up to $25,000.

Nye visumregler for Burundi

News and events // 25/01/2010 //

F.o.m. januar 2010 må ALLE reisende til Burundi søke om visum før ankomst til landet.

Norway’s Government is re-elected

The three party leaders in the re-elected coalition.
Photo: The Office of the Prime Minister

News and events // 17/09/2009 //

On 14 September, the Labour Party, Socialist Left Party and Centre Party received the majority of votes in the national election, giving them a mandate to govern for another four-year period. “We will focus on securing jobs, renewing and improving the welfare society, and playing an active role in climate issues,” says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

Press release from the Norwegian Embassy

News and events // 14/09/2009 //

Press release from the Norwegian Embassy in connection with the official opening of the Faculty of Technology Extension at Makerere University August 14th and the official commissioning of the Food Processing Pilot Plant at Makerere University on August 21th.

Professor Endre Lillethun awarded Honorary Doctorate at Makerere University

Makerere University graduation ceremony
Photo: Norwegian Embassy, Kampala

News and events // 25/01/2010 //

Norwegian professor Endre Lillethun was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science at the Makerere University graduation ceremony on Monday the 18th of January. Professor Lillethun is a professor at the University of Bergen where he teaches physics, he has over 130 scientific publications.

Summer programmes

News and events // 01/02/2010 //

Are you interested in spending the summer in Norway while earning study credits? Here is an overview of summer programmes at Norwegian universities and university colleges.

World’s first floating wind turbine

The wind turbine being towed from Åmøy Fjord to the island of Karmøy.
Photo: Øyvind Hagen / StatoilHydro

News and events // 16/09/2009 //

The world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine – known as Hywind – was officially opened on 8 September off the southwest coast of Norway. “This is an important step towards creating a new Norwegian energy industry at sea,” declared Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Riis-Johansen.

Norway urges parties in Sudan to accept ruling on oil region

News and events // 14/09/2009 //

Norway urges the parties in Sudan to respect the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to redraw the boundaries of the important oil region Abyei.

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kampala