Development Sweden #55. Civil society: Soon to be decided who will receive funding from Sida
Sida’s selection process for the major civil society organizations is now entering its final stage – with ForumCiv and the Swedish Mission Council (SMR) submitting applications in the form of consortia. Read more in Development Sweden #55. Development Sweden is providing you with exclusive insight about everything that happens in Swedish aid politics. Our headlines Development …
Development Sweden #54. How Swedish organisations are affected by the USAID crisis
Due to the closure of USAID’s operations organisations around the world are being forced to lay off staff and suspend operations, affecting millions of people. However, Swedish organisations seem to be coping relatively well. Also in this issue about Sweden´s support to Moldova and a Swedish investment in IFAD for sustainable growth and rural development …
Trump’s war on global governance: How to fight back
US president Donald Trump’s recent actions seem designed to reassert American power and demonstrate that it is still the dominant global power and is capable of bullying weaker nations into following America’s lead. Still, there are lessons from the past on how to fight back, writes Danny Bradlow from University of Pretoria. He has shown …
Essay: Can the protests unseat Serbia’s “super president?”
ESSAY. “Serbia’s president Aleksandar Vučić is not an ordinary man. He is extraordinary. He is more than capable of doing the job of president, prime minister, minister, fireman, basketball coach, you name it… But with the protests never stopping, will he finally be kicked out?” writes journalist and writer Predrag Dragosavac in this essay. The …
Mukwege: ”Stop Rwanda’s plundering of DRC’s minerals”
Illegal exploitation and exportation of mining resources is the main driver of armed violence in Congo DRC with the Kigali regime destabilising DRC in order to plunder the country’s mineral resources. This practise must be stopped, writes Dr Denis Mukwege. On January 20, Dr Denis Mukwege, founder of Panzi Hospital in Congo DRC and Nobel …
Development Sweden #53. ”Communication with USAID is completely broken”
The closure of USAID’s operations affects millions of people and also thousands of employees around the world. Sweden has a large number of co-operation projects with USAID. Now Sida and embassy staff receive no information whatsoever about what is happening. Read more in Development Sweden #53. Development Sweden is providing you with exclusive insight about everything …
Development Sweden #52. ”Stop the aid to Rwanda”
The dramatic development in Eastern Congo DRC has called for sanctions against Rwanda. Now, Several Swedish politicians are calling for a stop of the Swedish aid to the Kagame regime. Will the government follow? Sida is mapping the funding chain of Swedish aid, “This is just normal” Says chief controller, but is it really so? …
Germany’s genocide in Namibia: Deal falls short of delivering justice
In December 2024 the German and Namibian governments concluded negotiations over a joint declaration recognising the genocide committed by the German empire in South West Africa. Still, The main descendants of those affected by the genocide were not at the negotiation table, writes Henning Melber from University of Pretoria. Germany ruled the country as a …
Development Sweden #51. Sida and FBA is Shutting Down Training Centres in Härnösand and Kramfors
The Swedish Government continues to reduce the budget for development cooperation. By the end of this year the Sida Partnership Forum and Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) training centres in Northern Sweden will be shut down. Also in this issue – the Swedish government has allocated 4.3 billion SEK for a new strategy focusing on sexual …
Syria and Belarus: ‘The exile brings us together’
Ali Alabdallah is a Syrian writer and activist in Sweden. Katsiaryna Lutsevich is a journalist from Belarus who was also forced to flee. Here they talk about what it’s like to write from exile – and constantly hope for change. Ali Alabdallah, a Syrian writer and activist in Sweden, shared the story of his exile from his …
