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5th April 2012 Nairobi, Kenya
We stand with those building a peaceful and better Somalia
Yesterday’s horrific bomb attack in Mogadishu has served as yet another reminder of Al Shabaab’s cruel and twisted ideology. The day was meant to be one of celebration – marking the first anniversary of the launch of Somali National Television at the newly re-opened National Theatre. Yet it is to be remembered now for the […]
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5th April 2012
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Ukraine: a land of opportunity?
Will Ukraine seize the once-in-a-generation opportunity of Euro 2012 to showcase its European credentials? How about the October parliamentary elections – a litmus test for democracy in Ukraine? These questions are the subject of a powerful article by the British Minister for Europe, David Lidington, in the Ukrainian newspaper “Den” on 5 April.
4th April 2012 Ottawa, Canada
A great pre-Olympic experience
I had a great pre-Olympic experience last weekend. I was invited by Pierre La Fontaine to witness the Olympic and Paralympic swimming trials. Pierre is CEO of Swimming Canada, and National Coach to boot. It was fun going into the Stade Olympique in Montreal, meeting officials and swimmers, and offering them a public welcome to […]
4th April 2012 Ottawa, Canada
From beer and bread to cancer research: using brewers yeast to unlock the secrets of cancer genetics
Alexandra Weirich, our SIN Intern, guest blogs about a recent UK researcher’s visit to the University of Ottawa: Dr. John Diffley from the UK’s London Research Institute, travelled to Montreal and Ottawa last week to meet with scientists at the University of Ottawa and McGill and discuss their research findings. Dr. Diffley shared what he […]
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4th April 2012
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Business and Government: We need to talk
Mihai Razvan Ungureanu’s new Business Advisory Council looks very similar to the Business Advisory Group that meets every quarter with David Cameron in Downing Street – a small group of the country’s leading business men and women advising the Prime Minister on the big issues facing the country today. It’s the right format, because the […]
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4th April 2012
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Prime Minister’s Easter message
On 3 April, I attended the Prime Minister’s reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate Easter, something that David Cameron introduced last year. British Christian representatives were there from many denominations – including Anglican, Catholic, Coptic, Orthodox, Salvation Army, Methodist – as well as participants of other faiths. And Number 10 echoed to the sound […]
4th April 2012 Dublin, Ireland
Happy Easter: Time for a short break!
It has been a busy few weeks. A few highlights. Working with some great British companies particularly during the visit of Susan Haird (Deputy CEO of UKTI). There are some big opportunities, not least in the energy field where there is great interest in exploiting the shale gas and civil nuclear opportunities and in infrastructure, […]
4th April 2012
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UK-Ukraine leadership training in Crimea
Guest blog by Major Kirsty Baxter, Assistant Military Attaché Kyiv There is an explosion; then we hear the screams for help. Quickly we turn and jog back down the path. Our group of military attachés and Ukrainian officers find a badly injured sergeant, his foot blown off by a mine booby-trap. As he begs for […]
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4th April 2012 Bucharest, Romania
Make sure that crime does not pay: UK and Romania’s developing partnership on asset recovery
I’m continuing my section of guest bloggers with Felicia Alexandru, our Senior Political Officer. I invited Felicia to talk about a recent project she worked on, organising a seminar on asset recovery, set up in partnership with the Romanian Ministry of Justice and also the National Anticorruption Directorate. Let’s find out more! Romania and the […]
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3rd April 2012 Windhoek, Namibia
Namibia prepares for London 2012
Guest blog by visiting Olympic Attache for Sub Saharan Africa Sarah Heal. Having never been to Namibia and knowing what a small population this vast county has (2.2m), I was interested to see how prepared Namibia is for this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. I did not have to get very far into […]