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Diplomatic Network
16 August 2022
Dakar, auditions for contemporary urban dancers

The Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar sponsors the new edition of ‘EurAsia Auditions On Tour in Senegal’ organised by the international network of the EurAsia Dance Project directed by Stefano Fardelli in partnership with the M’Bosse Danse company and in association with the Alliance Française de Kaolack, the Résidence Mame Diarra de Kaolack and the […]

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In detail
3 August 2022
Angola. Eni and BP launch Azule Energy, a new 50/50 joint venture company operating in Angola’s oil and gas sector

Azule Energy has been officially launched. It is a new 50/50 joint venture company established by Eni and BP through the combination of the two companies’ Angolan businesses in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons. The agreement, which follows the memorandum of understanding between Eni and the British company signed in May 2021, lays down […]

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Press Releases
2 August 2022
Joint Foreign Ministry-UNHCR mission in refugee camps in Sudan

The response to the refugee crisis involving people fleeing from the Horn of Africa will be the focus of a joint mission by Chiara Cardoletti, UNHCR representative for Italy, the Holy See and San Marino, and Luigi Maria Vignali, Director General for Migration Policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The mission […]

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Diplomatic Network
29 July 2022
​Italy-Ethiopia conference on “Human evolution and archaeology”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy and other organisations including the Ethiopian Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ARCCH) and Addis Ababa University, have organised a conference on “Human Evolution and Archaeology. New research by Sapienza Università di Roma in Ethiopia”. This Italian-Ethiopian conference was […]

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Diplomatic Network
25 July 2022
Pianist Nazareno Ferruggio in concert in South Africa

The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria has organised two concerts by the eminent pianist Nazareno Ferruggio. The first concert will be held at the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria on Monday, 8 August, and the second will be hosted at the Durban Jewish Club on Tuesday, 9 August. Scarlatti and Chopin are the composers of the […]

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Diplomatic Network
4 July 2022
Addis Ababa celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of architect Arturo Mezzedimi

The Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa – under the Cultural and Scientific Cooperation Agreement with the Università Iuav di Venezia and in cooperation with the EiABC – Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (University of Addis Ababa) – organized an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of architect Arturo […]

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Diplomatic Network
28 June 2022
Nairobi, Gianni Rodari’s short stories translated into Swahili

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Nairobi, in association with the Malindi Museum Society, co-organized an event based on “Storie di Rodari”, a publication edited by the same IIC which promotes the translation in English and Swahili of some of the short stories by the famous Italian writer. The event will be held at the […]

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Diplomatic Network
15 June 2022
Commitment by the Embassy in Tanzania to Roma Expo 2030

After a week of intense work, 10 June 2022 marked the end of a promotional campaign in Tanzania for Rome’s candidacy to host Expo 2030. The campaign was launched at Ambassador Marco Lombardi’s Residence on the occasion of Republic Day, when a promotional video on Rome’s candidacy for Expo 2030 was screened. The event was […]

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In detail
12 June 2022
L’Italie peut et doit jouer un rôle de pont pour une collaboration de plus en plus étroite entre les continents

Cher Directeur, Le continent africain représente depuis longtemps une priorité absolue de la politique étrangère italienne. Ma présente mission en Éthiopie et au Kenya entend renouveler la contribution concrète que notre pays veut offrir à la stabilité d’une région riche en opportunités, mais caractérisée par des tensions qui entravent son potentiel de croissance et de […]

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Press Releases
12 June 2022
Mission of Minister Di Maio to Ethiopia and Kenya

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be on a diplomatic mission to Ethiopia and Kenya starting from 12 June. The visit – which follows in the wake of the visits that Minister Di Maio paid to Angola, Republic of Congo, and Mozambique – confirms Italy’s attention for the African […]

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