All the Nordic countries work across the conflict spectrum and use a wide array of tools for partnering with African actors, including knowledge generation, training, capacity building, deployment of personnel and technical experts.
Finland's Africa Strategy[6] emphasises equal partnership over aid dependency, and its AU Mediation Support project[7] is considered a flagship effort.
[9] Sweden has shifted its international development cooperation to Africa’s fragile regions while focusing on APSA, capacity building, and the WPS agenda.
[10] Nordic support to the African liberation movements started in 1969, when the Swedish parliament, based on resolutions by the UN General Assembly, declared it compatible with international law.
Text taken from A SHARED COMMITMENT: AFRICAN-NORDIC PEACE AND SECURITY COOPERATION, De Coning, Cedric; Muvumba Sellström, Angela, Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt ; Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.