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16 November 2023
Sparkle expands its international network in South Africa

Sparkle announces the expansion of its network in South Africa with the opening of two new Points of Presence (PoPs) in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Fully integrated with Sparkle Seabone‘s Tier-1 global IP backbone – which boasts extensive coverage in Africa – and the Equiano submarine cable connecting South Africa to Nigeria and Portugal, the […]

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Diplomatic Network
8 November 2023
Week of Italian Cuisine, in Dakar with “Yaye Senegal”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar is organising a preview evening of the Week of Italian Cuisine on 10 November. It will be the occasion to present “Yaye Senegal” (Mama Senegal), the docu-film born from the culinary exchange project between Italian and Senegalese chefs, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute and produced by Upset Studios. […]

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Diplomatic Network
7 November 2023
Johannesburg: “Arte povera” lands in South Africa

The Italian Consulate General in Johannesburg launched the exhibition “Arte Povera and South African Art: In Conversation”, designed to further strengthen the cultural bridges between Italy and South Africa by fostering intercultural dialogue and the exchange of experiences between the two regions through the universal language of Art. The initiative, organised at the Wits Art Museum of […]

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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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