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13 April 2016
Khartoum – “Toys for Tots”: Italy donates toys to Sudanese children

The “Toys for Tots” initiative launched by the Italian Embassy in Khartoum closed on April 10 after having distributed over 700 toys in Khartoum’s boys’ and girls’ orphanages and women’s penitentiary. The initiative was organised in partnership with International Voluntary Welfare Group-IVWG, a Sudanese volunteer association which has been active in helping the neediest segments […]

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8 April 2016
The project – Cooperation to support human rights defenders in Uganda

A virtual space but a real commitment as a sign of cooperation. The online project is on the www.hrduganda.org, website, an Italian-language platform developed to inform users of the difficulties and successes of the defenders of human rights in Uganda by making available files, videos, photos and other analytic material. The hrduganda.org website is managed by […]

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Press Releases
7 April 2016
We are extremely saddened by the death of Mons. Gonçalves

Africa has lost one of its most brilliant architects of peace, declared Deputy Minister Mario Giro on learning of the death of Mons. Jaime Gonçalves, one of the protagonists of the peace process in Mozambique, which ended with the signing of the Agreement in Rome in 1992. His tenacity, combined with a profound love for […]

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Press Releases
6 April 2016
Adozioni RDC: la Farnesina continua a rilasciare i visti per l’Italia ai minori congolesi

La Farnesina si appresta a rilasciare, attraverso l’Ambasciata a Kinshasa, 8 nuovi visti d’ingresso in Italia a minori adottati da coppie italiane e autorizzati oggi dalla Presidente della Commissione Adozioni Internazionali. I bambini si aggiungeranno rapidamente dunque ai 43 minori i cui visti erano stati rilasciati dall’Ambasciata la settimana scorsa, e potranno così – appena […]

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18 March 2016
Nairobi – The story of a jukebox charms Kenya​

The repertory of the Easypop pop band spans from “Tu vuò fa l’americano”, “Il cielo in una stanza”, “Il ragazzo della Via Gluck” to “Io vagabondo”, “Ancora tu” and “La mia banda suona il rock”.Of course without forgetting “Azzurro”, “L’italiano” and “Attenti al lupo”. The pop band’s repertory goes from the ‘50s to the ‘90s. […]

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Press Releases
17 March 2016
RDC: ​Undersecretary Amendola announces another Congolese child adoption release

Italian vice-minister Amendola has announced that, thanks to a commitment by the Italian Embassy in Kinshasa, the Congolese authorities have officially announced that another group of minors will soon be reunited with families in Italy. Once the Commission for International Adoptions and the bodies in charge of adoptions have taken rapid action to complete the […]

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16 March 2016
Meeting between Minister Paolo Gentiloni and the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Shamarke

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni today received the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Shamarke at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accompanied by his government’s principal ministers. The meeting was preceded by a Country Presentation on Somalia, organised with the cooperation of Confindustria Assafrica e […]

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Press Releases
14 March 2016
Arab League, Minister Gentiloni congratulates Aboul Gheit for his appointment as Secretary General

“I wish Aboul Gheit my very best in his new appointment as Secretary General of the Arab League, assuring him that he can count on Italy’s full cooperation in managing the many interests we have in common,” Minister Gentiloni said, expressing his satisfaction at the appointment of the former Egyptian Foreign Minister. Minister Gentiloni emphasised […]

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14 March 2016
Kampala – Cooperation in Uganda and South Sudan: Trento province on mission

Africa and the Italian Trentino region are not so far from each other after all. This is confirmed by the mission by the Autonomous Province of Trento, headed by Sara Ferrari, the councillor for development cooperation, in Uganda on Sunday, giving way to a number of institutional visits and meetings. The mission will focus on […]

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11 March 2016
“Echoes of Eco” – Algiers pays tribute to the great Italian writer

The Italian diplomatic network in Algiers commemorates Umberto Eco: twenty days after the great writer’s death, the Italian embassy in Algeria and the Italian Institute of Culture pay tribute to Umberto Eco, with an event called ‘Echi di Eco’ (Echoes of Eco) on Friday. Algerian writers and journalists will read and discuss excerpts from his […]

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9 March 2016
Africa – The RomAfrica Film Festival to make a comeback in July

The second edition of the RomAfrica Film Festival (RAFF) is set to take place again at the ‘Casa del Cinema’ in Rome’s Villa Borghese park from 13 to 16 July. The event, which is part of the Italy-Africa Initiative, was presented at the Foreign Ministry at the presence of the Deputy Director General for Globalization, […]

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