Africa

Press Releases

12 October 2023

Rinvio della Conferenza Italia – Africa all’inizio del 2024

Alla luce del peggioramento del contesto internazionale di sicurezza, la conferenza Italia-Africa prevista per il mese di novembre è stata rinviata all’inizio del 2024. Ciò consentirà anche un migliore coordinamento con gli altri eventi dell’agenda internazionale ed in particolare le riunioni dell’Unione Africana e della Presidenza Italiana del G7, durante la quale l’Africa avrà un […]

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Events

10 October 2023

Workshop, trengthening local digital ecosystems in Africa

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, THE Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will co-host a workshop in Rome, Italy on the 20th of October 2023 about “Digital for Development “. The objective of the day is to bring together diverse perspectives in view of understanding […]

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Press Releases

9 October 2023

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli chairs the 5th meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee 2023

The Joint Development Cooperation Committee met again today under the chairmanship of the Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs delegated to International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli. This was the fifth meeting since the beginning of the year. The Committee firstly decided, with regard to the 2024 Programming, to increase the share of Cooperation resources allocated to […]

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Press Releases

26 September 2023

Intervento del Sottosegretario Tripodi alla tavola rotonda “Rassegna di Cortometraggi dall’Africa e dal mondo” presso l’Accademia dei Lincei

Il Sottosegretario di Stato agli Esteri Maria Tripodi è intervenuta oggi presso l’Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei di Roma con un messaggio di saluto alla tavola rotonda “Rassegna di Cortometraggi dall’Africa e dal mondo”, manifestazione ideata dalla Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), unità di programma dell’UNESCO che riunisce eminenti scienziate con […]

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Press Releases

25 September 2023

Roberto Orlando at the Head of the Italian Embassy in Niger

Roberto Orlando has today taken over as head of the Italian Embassy in Niger. His arrival in Niamey responds to the need to ensure that the Italian Embassy is fully operational in a particularly complex period for the country. Roberto Orlando’s mission will ensure assistance to Italian nationals still in Niger and the defence of […]

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Press Releases

18 September 2023

Participation of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, in a meeting with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Horn of Africa countries in New York

Today, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, attended a meeting with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea, Osman Saleh; Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen; and Somalia, Abshir Omar Jama, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Week. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasised the strategic […]

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Press Releases

26 August 2023

Telephone conversation between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf

On 25 August, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a friendly telephone conversation with Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf. The conversation focused on the delicate situation in Niger, which also sees Algiers at the forefront of regional mediation efforts. Tajani reaffirmed […]

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Diplomatic Network

23 August 2023

Geronimo Stilton, “A Thousand Wonders” from Italy in Swahili

The Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi is promoting the first Swahili-language edition of a book starring Geronimo Stilton, the famous mouse journalist born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami and star of numerous publications for children translated into more than 50 languages. The book in question is A Thousand Wonders. A Journey to Discover Italy, […]

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In detail

23 August 2023

Intervento del Vice PdC e Ministro degli Esteri Antonio Tajani al Meeting di Rimini

Il Vice Presidente del Consiglio e Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Antonio Tajani, sarà oggi al Meeting di Rimini. Il Vicepremier interverrà all’evento “Le nostre comuni sfide con l’Africa”, moderato da Giampaolo Silvestri, Segretario Generale di AVSI, una delle principali ONG italiane nel settore della cooperazione internazionale. Segui la diretta: https://www.youtube.com/meetingdirimini […]

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Press Releases

22 August 2023

Participation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to the Rimini Meeting (23 August 2023)

Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will attend the Rimini Meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 23 August. The Deputy Prime Minister will speak at the event “Our Common Challenges with Africa”, moderated by Giampaolo Silvestri, Secretary General of AVSI, one of the leading Italian NGOs in the field of international […]

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Press Releases

29 July 2023

Fornitura di aiuti umanitari della Cooperazione Italiana in Somalia

In risposta all’emergenza umanitaria causata dagli scontri intorno alla città di Las Anood, su disposizione del Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Edmondo Cirielli, un volo umanitario con un carico di circa 18 tonnellate di medicinali, kit sanitari e tende della Cooperazione Italiana è atterrato sabato mattina a Mogadiscio (Somalia). Il carico […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 July 2023

Abuja, “Colors of noble cultures” by Luigi Ballarin

An exhibition entitled “Colors of noble cultures” by Italian artist Luigi Ballarin was organised in Abuja by the Italian Embassy to Nigeria. The event, inaugurated by Italian Ambassador Stefano De Leo and attended by representatives of the diplomatic, institutional and cultural world of Abuja, represented an opportunity to support Rome’s candidacy for EXPO 2030. The […]

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