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Diplomatic Network
20 June 2025
Bamako, cooperation on combating irregular migration flows

On 18 June 2025, the Ambassador of Italy to Mali, Stefano A. Dejak, met with the Minister for Malians abroad and African integration, Mossa Ag Attaher, to discuss Italy–Mali cooperation in the fight against irregular migration flows. Italy has contributed, and continues to contribute, through targeted programmes – primarily via the International Organization for Migration […]

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Economic Diplomacy
11 June 2025
Sparkle signs Memorandum of Understanding for construction of Asia–Africa–Europe-2 (AAE-2) submarine cable system

Sparkle has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PCCW Global, Telecom Egypt and Zain Omantel International (ZOI) for the construction of the Asia–Africa–Europe-2 (AAE-2) submarine cable system. The consortium aims to establish a strong, next-generation digital link between Hong Kong, Singapore and Italy, leveraging secure, high-capacity land corridors across Thailand, the Arabian Peninsula and Egypt. […]

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Cultural Diplomacy
28 May 2025
Dakar, exhibition “Daniele Tamagni – Style Is Life”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar presents “Daniele Tamagni – Style Is Life”, a retrospective exhibition on the Italian photographer, shown for the first time in Senegal following its success at Palazzo Morando in Milan in 2024, and coinciding with the opening at the Galleria Civica / MART in Trento. Organised by the Daniele Tamagni […]

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Events
27 May 2025
Italy–Africa dialogue: “The voice of cultural and creative industries”

To mark Africa Day, an event entitled “Italy–Africa dialogue: The voice of cultural and creative industries – The case of fashion” was held on Tuesday, 27 May at Palazzo Mattei di Paganica in Rome. The initiative was co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italian Trade Agency, Treccani Cultura Foundation, and the […]

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Press Releases
22 May 2025
Deputy Minister Cirielli opens High-Level Meeting on Italy’s coffee strategy

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, yesterday opened a High-Level Meeting at the Farnesina focused on Italy’s strategy in the coffee sector. The meeting was also attended by senior representatives from the Mattei Plan Task Force, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, the International Coffee Organisation, and UNIDO, as well as Giuseppe […]

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Economic Diplomacy
19 May 2025
Italy-Tanzania, new business opportunities after the fourth Business Forum

The fourth Italy-Tanzania Business Forum, held in Dar es Salaam on 11 and 12 February 2025, saw the participation of 48 Italian companies and around 300 Tanzanian companies, for a total of approximately 500 B2B meetings. This significant turnout highlighted the strengthening of economic relations between the two countries, as underlined by the Italian Ambassador […]

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Press Releases
18 May 2025
Agreement between the Foreign Ministry and the University of Rome “Foro Italico”. Scholarships granted to students from sub-Saharan Africa

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, today signs an agreement at the Farnesina between the Foreign Ministry and the University of Rome “Foro Italico” to launch the program “L’Italia corre verso il futuro” (Italy runs towards the future), aimed at providing scholarships in the sports sector to young people from 10 countries […]

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Economic Diplomacy
9 May 2025
Mauritania: an evolving economy driven by energy, infrastructure, and agro-industry

Before even considering the fishing industry, it is the mining sector that continues to lead Mauritania’s economy, with production on the rise. Energy, however, is the country’s emerging sector, both through transitional sources such as methane and through renewables, which hold vast but still largely untapped potential. The expansion of extractive activities, along with promising […]

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Cultural Diplomacy
17 April 2025
Tunis, sixtieth anniversary of the first Italo-Tunisian archaeological mission

On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the first Italo-Tunisian archaeological mission, the Institut National du Patrimoine (INP), the Embassy of Italy in Tunisia, and the Italian Cultural Institute of Tunis are organising two study days dedicated to the results of the ongoing excavation missions and current cooperation projects in the sector. The study […]

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Press Releases
16 April 2025
G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement marking two years since the beginning of the devastating war in Sudan

Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, unequivocally denounce the ongoing conflict, atrocities and grave human rights violations and abuses in Sudan, as the world marks two years […]

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Diplomatic Network
11 April 2025
Mali, delivery of food aid to orphanages

The Italian Ambassador to Mali, Stefano A. Dejak, alongside the Regional Director of AICS, Giovanni Grandi, participated, together with the Minister for Food Security, Redouane ag Mohamed Ali, in the delivery of a batch of food items to orphanages in Bamako, Koutiala, and Douentza. This delivery is part of the project “Regional Emergency Initiative for […]

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