Africa

Press Releases

31 October 2025

Mission of Ministers Tajani and Piantedosi to West Africa: Institutional meetings in Niamey and visit to the Italian Support Mission in Niger

The mission to West Africa of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi concluded yesterday in Niger. After visits to Nouakchott and Dakar, the two Ministers were in Niamey for meetings with the country’s highest authorities and for a visit to Italian […]

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Interviews

31 October 2025

Italy’s mission in Niger targets jihadist threat and human trafficking (Il Giornale)

“The mission to Mauritania, Senegal and Niger has helped strengthen Italy’s role in Africa,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani told Il Giornale by phone during his return flight. The Deputy Prime Minister was accompanied by the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi. From Niamey, Tajani conveyed Italy’s message: “We count on Niger to guarantee […]

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Press Releases

30 October 2025

Sudan: Italy calls for an immediate end to hostilities

The fall of El Fasher, in North Darfur, to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 26 October, following an 18-month siege, marks a dramatic deterioration in Sudan’s already devastating civil war, with potentially catastrophic humanitarian consequences. Italy expresses its grave concern at reports emerging from El Fasher of widespread atrocities, summary executions, and deliberate acts […]

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Press Releases

30 October 2025

Institutional meetings of Ministers Tajani and Piantedosi in Dakar

Following their visit to Mauritania, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi held institutional meetings in Dakar with the President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye. The two Ministers also attended a working dinner with the Minister for African […]

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Press Releases

29 October 2025

Sports diplomacy initiative in Dakar launched by Minister Tajani

During his mission to West Africa, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, took part today in an event in Dakar dedicated to sports diplomacy, attended by athletes and representatives from Senegal’s sporting community. Alongside Italian champions Alessandra Sensini (windsurfing specialist) and Luca Dotto (swimmer), Minister Tajani underlined […]

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Press Releases

29 October 2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges Italian nationals to leave Mali

Due to the escalating blockade of fuel supplies along all major road routes into Mali, carried out by terrorist groups, the country is experiencing a severe fuel shortage, which is significantly affecting electricity provision. This situation may further deteriorate the security environment, including in the capital, Bamako. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly advises against […]

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Press Releases

29 October 2025

Second day of the mission by Ministers Tajani and Piantedosi. In Dakar for institutional meetings, the Conference of Italian Ambassadors in Africa, and the Italy–Senegal Business Forum

The second day of the mission to West Africa by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi is taking place today in Senegal. After their first stop in Mauritania, the Ministers are now in Dakar. The mission aims to strengthen bilateral relations […]

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Press Releases

28 October 2025

Tajani and Piantedosi’s mission to Africa begins. Today in Mauritania

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, are in Nouakchott today for the first part of a mission to sub-Saharan Africa. In Mauritania, a priority country for Italian Cooperation, Ministers Tajani and Piantedosi will meet with Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Diay, Minister of Foreign […]

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Press Releases

28 October 2025

Tajani: «Relaunch mission for Africa» (Il Messaggero)

Antonio Tajani today begins his first mission as Foreign Minister in sub-Saharan Africa: Mauritania, Senegal and Niger. What is the purpose of this trip? “It has multiple meanings. In that area and in all African countries, there is great demand for Italy. The governments of the region are asking us to be more present. They […]

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Interviews

28 October 2025

Tajani: «Relaunch mission for Africa» (Il Messaggero)

Antonio Tajani today begins his first mission as Foreign Minister in sub-Saharan Africa: Mauritania, Senegal and Niger. What is the purpose of this trip? “It has multiple meanings. In that area and in all African countries, there is great demand for Italy. The governments of the region are asking us to be more present. They […]

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Press Releases

27 October 2025

Ministers Tajani and Piantedosi on Mission to Mauritania, Senegal, and Niger

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, will be on mission to Mauritania, Senegal, and Niger starting tomorrow for meetings with the institutional authorities of the three countries, representatives of the local and Italian business communities, and community representatives. The mission aims to strengthen […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

22 October 2025

Addis Ababa, resounding success for “Opera, Amore”

A resounding success for the performance “Opera, Amore” at the Giuseppe Verdi Auditorium of the Italian Cultural Institute of Addis Ababa. The production, born from a collaboration between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and its Academy, is a journey through the history of Italian melodrama […]

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