This year, I will be present in Visby all week for one of the most interesting events of the year – Almedalsveckan. It is a week of political discussions, seminars and “mingel” – it is a true marketplace of ideas and a tradition in Swedish public life. I will participate by tweeting in English, something I felt was lacking from earlier years.
I will attend seminars on Africa, education, social media and migration, topics I take a interest in as you know if you have been reading my blog! These are the seminars and events I thought looked most interesting – most of them in Swedish, but some in English (Almedalen program_2014)
At the same time I am preparing for my week of Swedish politics, Ghanaian politics have taken a surprising turn and Tuesday 1st July a protest coined #OccupyFlagstaffHouse will be taking place to protest against increasingly impossible living conditions with soaring costs, inadequate infrastructure (this week no fuel) and rampant corruption.
Today, I will be attending two seminars on opportunities in Africa from a Swedish perspective – will collate my tweets here later.
In the photo, a robot built in Africa by students at Ashesi university college.
I was immediately inspired to write about my writing and pass on the torch to others. The format is four questions and features of three other writers, who then are encouraged to do the same. Here we go!