Royal Norwegian Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia - closed

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News from Zambia The Norwegian Embassy in Lusaka is now closed. The Norwegian Embassy in Lilongwe has taken over the responsibilities to look after Norwegian interests in Zambia. The Embassy in Lilongwe represents Norway in Zambia from 1 July 2016.

The major independent newspaper in Zambia - The Post - wrote this on the farewell event, where Norway's Deputy Minister Tone Skogen was speaking. And please do not pay attention to the picture, but read the article.

The Post THERE was an emotional atmosphere in Pamodzi Hotel’s Baobab room when Norwegian Ambassador to Zambia Arve Ofstad bade farewell.

Norway's National Day was celebrated a bit early on the 15th this year. Norwegians in Zambia and their Zambian friends did it in style!

Young Marius Tells Us about Celebrating Norway's National Day in Zambia Marius, 7 years old, will for the first time celebrate 17 May – Norway’s national day - in a foreign country. This is how he tells his story in one of the main Norwegian newspapers – Aftenposten. He says he will miss the parade in Oslo because then he can

Great Zambian artworks will be taken good care of! The exhibition at Lusaka National Museum is open to the public until 22 April inclusive.

Norwegian Embassy Donates Artworks - to Preserve Zambia's National Cultural Heritage The Norwegian Embassy has donated forty artworks by Zambian artists, to the Lechwe Trust Collection of Contemporary Art. This is probably the largest donation of Zambian artworks ever made. The collection is on display at the Lusaka National Museum from 9

We are closing the Norwegian embassy in Lusaka, but we are not leaving you, I said at the Nordic Open Day. (The rest is in Norwegian)

- Vi stenger ambassaden, men vi forlater dere ikke Norge legger ned ambassaden i Zambia. Men bistanden fortsetter, lover avtroppende ambassadør Arve Ofstad.

Do you wish to know more about the Nordic countries and our cooperation with Zambia? Join us at the Nordic Open Day on Thursday 7th April between 13:00 and 20:00. See full programme on our website www.norway.org.zm.

Refugee Alliance (RA) underlines the importance of treating refugees with respect and dignity, maintaining a presence in the camp, and recruiting refugees as staff to obtain trust and engagement among the refugees.

It will be important to pay close attention to the experiences gained by RA and others in the settlement when preparing further long-term development of the integration area.

Refugee Alliance’s work in Meheba Refugee Settlement may inspire others in the area - Embassy report The Norwegian Embassy visited the settlement earlier this month to learn about the work of the Refugee Alliance (RA), a Norwegian NGO, and to see the local integration area for former refugees from Angola and Rwanda developed by UNHCR and the Government o

A new bilateral tax agreement Zambia-Norway has been signed. However, it still needs to be ratified before it will take effect.

New Tax Agreement Zambia-Norway Signed Zambia’s Minister of Finance, Hon. Alexander B. Chikwanda and Norway’s Ambassador Arve Ofstad on Thursday 17 th December signed the new bilateral Tax Agreement between Zambia and Norway. The purpose of this agreement is to avoid double taxation, but also

Norwegian Embassy salutes outgoing Zambia’s Auditor General Norway has supported the Auditor General’s Office in Zambia for 20 years, since 1995, and has an ongoing agreement which has been extended into 2017. On 11 th December 2015 Norway’s ambassador, H.E. Arve Ofstad, contributed to the farewell event celebrati