Africa

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19 June 2012

Italy-Angola – A market beacon in Africa, says Terzi

The Angolan market is, for Italy, “one of the African continent’s points of reference, and not only in terms of the major energy firms operating there”, said Minister Giulio Terzi in a speech he delivered at Angola Investment Day, in which he underscored how that country was one of the most representative of “African dynamism”. […]

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Speeches

18 June 2012

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(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Ministro Chikoti, Signore e Signori, sono lieto di accogliere l’autorevole delegazione angolana e di partecipare a questo incontro con una qualificata e diversificata rappresentanza di operatori economici italiani presenti in Angola o interessati a investire nel Paese. L’Africa è un continente in continua trasformazione. Nessuno mette in discussione […]

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18 June 2012

Nigeria: inter-religious violence, Boniver soon to be in Africa Italy’s call for the EU Council to discuss it is heard

The latest bloody Sunday in Nigeria has given a tragic boost to the escalating violence there against Christians. According to Minister Giulio Terzi’s announcement, the Italian government’s special envoy for humanitarian emergencies Margherita Boniver, was preparing for a visit to Africa to meet with the local authorities on the issue of inter-religious conflict, while High […]

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18 June 2012

Nigeria: inter-religious violence, Boniver soon to be in Africa

The latest bloody Sunday in Nigeria has given a tragic boost to the escalating violence there against Christians. According to Minister Giulio Terzi’s announcement, the Italian government’s special envoy for humanitarian emergencies Margherita Boniver, was preparing for a visit to Africa to meet with the local authorities on the issue of inter-religious conflict. Terzi cited […]

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14 June 2012

Cooperation: Mozambique – new hospital in Caia

The town of Caia, in Mozambique, has a new hospital thanks to funding from Italian Development Cooperation and the Autonomous Province of Trento. The 107-bed hospital, which has a catchment area of around 350,000 people, was opened on 2 June 2012 in the presence of the Mozambican Head of State, Armando Guebuza. President Guebuza, who […]

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14 June 2012

NIGERIA: New Arab constitutions should envisage protection for religious minorities, says Terzi

Italy is working to “foster transformation processes in the Arab world” that are inspired by “the consolidation of constitutions, values and principles that bring more protection for religious and cultural minorities”. The new wave of attacks on Christians in Nigeria is “a form of terrorism that is spreading alarmingly”. Our country hopes to see the […]

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Press Releases

11 June 2012

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“It is cause for great satisfaction that the date for the election of the National Assembly of the new Libya has been set for 7 July”, said Minister Giulio Terzi, according to whom “despite the many difficulties that any transition carries with it, by holding free elections, Libya is about to take a fundamental step […]

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11 June 2012

UN – Italy funds training in protection of children in armed conflict

The Italian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva hosted a presentation of the results of a project for the UN Department for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) aimed at the creation of a training module for civilian and military personnel on peacekeeping missions dealing with the protection of children involved in armed conflict. The first phase […]

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11 June 2012

Nigeria: Attacks against Christians, escalation since 2011 – Italy speaks out for religious freedom in the EU and UN

The latest in a wave of attacks against Christians in Nigeria once again transformed a Sunday of worship into a bloodbath. A car bomb and group of gunmen respectively hit the packed churches of Jos and Biu, causing at least 4 deaths and dozens of wounded. The attacks were claimed by the Boko Haram extremists […]

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5 June 2012

Cooperazione: Etiopia, interventi contro la siccità (in translation)

La Cooperazione Italiana sta per lanciare un nuovo programma da 1.3 milioni di euro nel sud e sud-est dell’Etiopia, per superare l’emergenza siccità e l’emergenza profughi dai paesi vicini. Sono cinque le aree identificate caratterizzate dalla cronica mancanza di acqua potabile e di adeguate strutture sanitarie. Il programma – la cui prima fase si è […]

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Press Releases

2 June 2012

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke by telephone this morning with his Nigerian colleague Olugbenga Ashiru, to express his deep thanks for the Nigerian authorities’ collaboration on resolving the kidnapping of Italian national Modesto Di Girolamo. For his part, and in the name of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, Minister Ashiru congratulated Terzi on the […]

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1 June 2012

Somalia – Istanbul Conference – From transition to stabilisation

In Somalia we need to avoid a power gap that could be exploited by the warlords. This was the appeal made by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon when he opened the International Conference on Somalia in Istanbul. The Conference brought together the representatives of 54 countries to map out the pathway for Somalia to […]

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