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4 December 2012
NAIROBI – Mario Biondi concert for solidarity

The Italian Embassy in Nairobi will hold a concert this evening by Mario Biondi, one of the best-loved soul voices on the international musical panorama. The proceeds will go to an Italian Cooperation education project for the construction of a primary school for the poorest children of the coastal city of Malindi in Kenya. Every […]

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29 November 2012
Luanda: exhibition by angolan artists closes the Italian season

Over 200 people attended the exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Angolan artists, and of mosaics produced by the School of Arts and Crafts in Rome. These, the closing events of the 12th Italian Cultural Season in Luanda, were organised in collaboration with the Uniao dos Artistas Plasticos Angolanos. Read more, in Italian.

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27 November 2012
Yemen: Managing migration flows, training courses in Italy

A course on migration-flow management for officials from Yemen, which each year sees over 100,000 immigrants arrive from the Horn of Africa, is now under way in Rome. The project, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organised by SudgestAid with the collaboration of Ancitel, envisages an information-register office system to improve refugee and […]

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27 November 2012
Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi received Cameroon’s Minister for External Relations, Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo, at the Farnesina today

Minister Terzi told his visitor how much Italy appreciates the Cameroon Government’s commitment to democratic stabilisation and economic reform. He underscored the Italian business community’s interest in the exploiting the opportunities provided by the opening of Cameroon’s market to foreign investment, opportunities that were illustrated during a “Country Presentation” by Confindustria during the Cameroonian delegation’s […]

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26 November 2012
UN: adoption at committee stage of the Resolution against female genital mutilation is an important advance. We must now continue our efforts until the battle is won

“A reason for special satisfaction for Italy and an important step forwards in a campaign for civility that must be continued until the battle is won”. These were Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s words on learning of the adoption, just minutes ago in New York, of the Resolution on intensifying the global effort to eliminate female […]

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26 November 2012
Pretoria: Ferrero report on corporate social responsibility

The third report by the Ferrero Group on Corporate Social Responsibility, entitled “Sharing values to create value”, was presented in Pretoria at the residence of the Italian Ambassador to South Africa, where a round table discussion involved a large number of representatives from business, economic and civil society spheres and the media. Read more, in […]

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21 November 2012
Dakar: Italo-Senegalese Cooperation Days

Dakar will host the second edition of the Italo-Senegalese Cooperation Days on 3 and 4 December. The event will be a moment for reflection and encounter on the current strategy of the Italian Cooperation in that country, and allow for the promotion to local authorities and international donors of Italy’s activities in Senegal. It will […]

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20 November 2012
Zambia: Business meeting in Parma

A rich source of raw materials and metals in a steady growth phase and already in the sights of other major rivals such as China and Brazil: the country in question in Zambia, the subject of a Country Presentation planned for today in Parma, organized by the Parma industrialists’ union in collaboration with Confindustria Assafrica […]

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15 November 2012
Kenya: Best of Italy promotion, Nairobi

The Best of Italy is being showcased in Kenya, with an interactive conference organised by the Italian Embassy in Nairobi and taking place on 15 November 2012. The conference will promote the Made in Italy brand, as well as the country itself and its products. It will be opened by the Italian Ambassador, Paola Imperiale, […]

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