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Independence from Portugal in 1975 was followed by 27 years of civil war that left large parts of Angola in ruins. Since the end of the civil war in 2002, Angola has been through a period of significant change in political, economic and development terms. Priority has been given to national reconciliation, reconstruction of infrastructure, and strengthening the government administration. Today,...

Two Norwegian citizens were condemned to death at the end of a trial in Kisangi, DR Congo. The Minister of Foreign Affairs commented as follows on the verdict: “The sentencing of the two Norwegian citizens to death is completely unacceptable. Norway is against the death penalty on principle, and I will contact the Congolese Foreign Minister to make our position clear.

The Norwegian Climate and Forest initiative was launched during the climate change negotiations at Bali in December 2007.  The initiative seeks to  achieve cost-effective and verifiable reductions in green house gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD), and the working areas of the initiative include all types of tropical forests. Read mor...

Norwegian development co-operation in Angola is focused on the following areas:  Education, Energy and Good Governance.