Africa

Press Releases

31 October 2023

Incontro del Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Edmondo Cirielli, con la Ministra per gli Affari Esteri, la Cooperazione e i Burkinabé all’Estero del Burkina Faso, Olivia Rouamba

Il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Edmondo Cirielli, ha incontrato oggi a Roma Olivia Rouamba, Ministra per gli Affari Esteri, la Cooperazione e i Burkinabé all’Estero del Burkina Faso. Al centro del colloquio la forte preoccupazione dell’Italia per il progressivo deterioramento del quadro securitario e dell’emergenza umanitaria in Burkina Faso […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 October 2023

A programme to combat youth unemployment kicks off in Senegal

The Ambassador of Italy in Dakar, Giovanni Umberto De Vito, and the Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Dramane Haidara, have signed a new multi-bilateral programme entitled “ADIJEFE”, financed by the Italian Government. The initiative aims to contribute to the creation of decent jobs through a more effective integration of young people into the […]

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Press Releases

20 October 2023

Il Vice Ministro degli Esteri On.Cirielli apre il seminario “Rafforzare gli Ecosistemi Digitali Locali in Africa”

Il Vice Ministro delegato alla cooperazione allo sviluppo On. Edmondo Cirielli ha aperto oggi alla Farnesina il seminario sulla trasformazione digitale quale veicolo dello sviluppo sostenibile nel continente africano, organizzato dal Ministero degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale in collaborazione con l’Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS) e il Programma di Sviluppo delle […]

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Press Releases

20 October 2023

Ispezione disposta dal Ministro Tajani nelle ambasciate in Repubblica Democratica del Congo e nella Repubblica del Congo

E’ in corso in questi giorni l’ispezione disposta dal Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Antonio Tajani, nelle ambasciate in Repubblica Democratica del Congo e nella Repubblica del Congo, finalizzata ad accertare possibili irregolarità legate alle procedure relative al rilascio di visti per Italia. Le risultanze dell’ispezione, a cui ha preso parte […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 October 2023

Seminar on sustainable water management in Dakar

The Italian Embassy in Dakar organised a scientific seminar entitled “The contribution of hydrogeology to sustainable water management”, which was attended by representatives of research institutions and universities from Senegal and the University of Bologna. The event provided an opportunity to share experiences, knowledge and resources in the field of hydrogeology, the distribution and movement […]

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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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