Organisation
Norwegian Council for Africa
Norwegian pressure group focusing on African issues
The Norwegian Council for Africa (formerly the Norwegian Council for Southern Africa) has since 1967 spearheaded the Norwegian struggle against apartheid, and worked for democracy and justice in Southern Africa.
It aims to:
- Spread information and knowledge about Africa
- Keep Africa on the agenda in the Norwegian public opinion, among the politicians, the authorities and people involved in business and commerce
- Put pressure on Norwegian authorities to implement an active and solidaric policy towards Africa - both directly and through international channels
- Put pressure on Norwegian business and commerce in order to attain a more just and ethically sound trade with countries on the continent.
Website includes index of African news stories (called Index on Africa), description of the Council's project activities and a discussion area.
Published Documents
- Nigerian perspectives on the future Bilateral Free Trade Agreement between Norway and Nigeria
- C. Bu / Norwegian Council for Africa, 2012
- As the multilateral negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are at a standstill, an increasing number of bilateral trade agreements are being negotiated. In Norway the multilateral negotiations are the responsibility of the...
- Are the criticisms of Chinese aid policy in Africa justified?
- M. Dahle Huse; S. L. Muyakwa / Norwegian Council for Africa, 2008
- China has had bad press regarding its involvement in sub-Saharan Africa. Its lack of aid conditionality – particularly in the field of human rights and environmental issues; its apparent disregard for transparency in the loan co...
