https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Swedish woman who filmed a terrifying video of her Australian friend's bungee-jump gone wrong in Africa was certain that she was witnessing her friend's death. https://www.thelocal.se/20120109/38404 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:05:00 +0100 38404 Zimbabwe's largest mobile operator, Econet Wireless, has secured a $60-million loan facility from Swedish export credit agency EKN to expand its infrastructure, the firm said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100811/28314 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:54:00 +0200 28314 The Swedish EU Presidency has slammed a decision by a Zimbabwe court to send a close aide to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to jail, calling it an act of "politically motivated abuse." https://www.thelocal.se/20091016/22692 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:42:00 +0200 22692 A Swedish parliamentarian’s decision to snap a couple of pictures of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe did not sit well with the president’s bodyguards. https://www.thelocal.se/20090415/18852 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:59:00 +0200 18852 Sweden has joined with the other Nordic countries in calling for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down, holding him responsible for the chaos in his country. https://www.thelocal.se/20081219/16474 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:27:00 +0100 16474 Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt on Monday condemned the re-election of Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe, urging other African countries to take an active role in re-establishing democracy in the southern African country. https://www.thelocal.se/20080630/12750 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:15:00 +0200 12750 The Swedish government on Friday advised Swedes to avoid "non-essential" trips to Zimbabwe due to tensions following last month's elections there. https://www.thelocal.se/20080418/11204 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:52:00 +0200 11204 Sweden has been singled out for special attack by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as one of a "gang of four" European countries that were acting as British puppets to criticise his human rights record. https://www.thelocal.se/20071209/9353 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:19:00 +0100 9353 Sweden is opposed to inviting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to an EU-Africa summit in December in Lisbon but will not boycott the meeting if he attends, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20071031/8958 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:43:00 +0100 8958 Pressure is growing on Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to boycott a meeting between European and African leaders if Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attends. https://www.thelocal.se/20071013/8777 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200 8777