Africa

Press Releases

5 August 2022

​Somalia. Emergency funding from Italian Cooperation in response to the country’s food crisis

In response to the long drought affecting the Horn of Africa, and its consequences, Italian Cooperation is providing emergency funding of 500,000 euro for the work of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Somalia. The grant will allow the IFRC to support Somalia’s Red Crescent Society in its early […]

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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

Migration flows: actions by the Farnesina in North Africa, the Sahel and West Africa

With the Migration Fund, the Farnesina has launched a set of actions for a total value of 37.2 million euros as a contribution to the stabilization of migration flows in North Africa, the Sahel and West Africa. Such measure confirms Italy’s attention to the fight against the smuggling of migrants and support to the Countries most […]

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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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Interviews

12 June 2022

Italy can and must act as a bridge for increasingly close collaboration between continents (Avvenire)

Dear Editor, The African continent is an absolute and long-standing priority for Italian foreign policy. My visit to Ethiopia and Kenya over the coming days is intended to renew the very real contribution our country wishes to make to the stability of a region that, while rich in opportunities, is characterised by tensions that hamper […]

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