Jackson Kiprop from Uganda won the Gothenburg race where a total of 64,169 participated from all over the world. He completed the race in 01:03:13. On second place was Peter Kuriu from Kenya and Ghirmay Ghebreslassie from Eritrea came third. Best among the Swedish runners was Mikeal Ekwall and Isabella Andersson.

The Swedish government wants to see an increased collaboration with African countries and send five ministers to the continent. In Nigeria's capital town Abuja, the Swedish finance minister, Anders Borg speaks of the African renaissance. “Europe is old, Africa is young”, says the Swedish minister in an interview with DN.

Youssou N’Dour, singer, poet and politician from West Africa and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho have won Sweden’s Polar Music Prize.

A brief interview with the representatives of Cinema Africa on tour in Gothenburg Sweden, on their effort to bring films from Africa to nooks and crannies of Sweden. A project supported by Postcode Lottery. Listen to them and check their website to know when the next African movies will be in your neighborhood.

On Friday and Saturday 5th&6th of April 2013 at 19:00, RockAfrick will presents the Danish premiere of the documentary “The Lion's Point of View” with director and hip-hop star Didier Awadi in attendance.

An eight year old school boy Sanele Mesilela tied the knot with a 61 years old woman Helen Shabangu, a mother of five children in Tshwane, South Africa.

Sweden got the first Gold medal in the ongoing European Athletics Indoor Championship today in Gothenburg. Abeba Aregawi, a Swedish with Ethiopian background won the 1500 meter under 4.04.47 with a clear margin and distance to Icabel Macías from Spain ( 4.14.19) and Katarzyna Broniatowska from Poland ( 4.14.30) for second and third position respectively.

Arson investigations have been launched into three fires that broke out near Stockholm, the Swedish capital, in the early hours of Monday morning in three separate locations, all of which house organizations that reportedly sympathize with the Eritrean government.

A 45-year-old Swedish citizen was arrested in Benghazi, east Libya on Wednesday on suspicion of "spreading Christianity", reports tabloid Expressen. According to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs the man is doing well considering the circumstances. Culled from Nordic African News

Is it appropriate for the management of Tanzanian embassy in Stockholm to allow the position of