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* Section for the region around the Horn of Africa (Africa II)

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01.01.2005* Founding by splitting

Name: * Section for East- and Central Africa

Short name: Seksjon for Øst- og Sentral-Afrika

Affiliations: Ministry

Hierarchical level: Section

Superior body: Department for Global Affairs

Located: 301 Oslo

Ended body as a consequence of dividing:

* Africa sektion

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English.

01.01.2009* Change of name

Name: Africa II Section

Short name: Seksjon for regionen rundt Afrikas Horn (Afrika II)

01.01.2011* Change of name

Name: * Section for the region around the Horn of Africa (Africa II)

Short name: Seksjon for regionen rundt Afrikas Horn (Afrika II)

Bilateral relations with Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya, Uganda, Chad and Central African Republic, regarding foreign policy, development cooperation, transitional assistance and peace building. Cooperation with the African Union (AU) and IGAD. The peace process in Sudan.
Source: Regjeringen.no 2011

17.09.2012* Ending by merger

Merged into:

* Division of Africa south of Sahara

Remarks

* = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

* = If a name is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies a direct translation from Norwegian to English. The translation is thus not necessarily the official one (if any exists at all).

Comment to the change-of-name event: Sometimes the old and new name is the same. This occur when the translation to English haven’t taken into consideration minor Norwegian name change.