Africa

Press Releases

7 August 2020

Conversation between Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde Luis Filipe Tavares

Yesterday Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had an conversation with the Foreign Minister of Cape Verde, Luis Filipe Tavares. The focus of the conversation – in addition to bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries – was an update on compatriot David Solazzo’s death. The two interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the excellent level of […]

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Press Releases

29 July 2020

South Sudan. Humanitarian flight in the framework of the “European Union Humanitarian Air Bridge

In the framework of the European Union Humanitarian Air Bridge launched by the European Commission DG ECHO to facilitate the movement of goods and humanitarian personnel in the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic, a humanitarian flight departing this morning from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi to South Sudan (Juba) was […]

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Press Releases

23 July 2020

Horn of Africa, Sereni talks with Somali Foreign Minister Awad

Vice Minister Marina Sereni had an extended video interview today with the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Ahmed Isse Awad. The conversation focused first of all on the themes of the international collaboration for the Covid-19 contrast, with the Somali Minister who thanked our Government for being at Mogadishu’s side in the […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 July 2020

Zambia, a webinar on investment opportunities

In line with the Pact for Export, set up with the encouragement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio, and signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 8 June, the Italian Embassy in Lusaka is organising a webinar tomorrow, Wednesday 22 July, dedicated to the new opportunities of the […]

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Press Releases

9 July 2020

Health Minister of Somalia to Del Re: thank you Italy for your help

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had a telephone conversation with the Health Minister of Somalia, Fawziya Abikar Nur. Minister Fawziya expressed to the Vice Minister the heartfelt thanks of the Somali government for the ongoing humanitarian operation. It began on July 5, with the first of three flights Brindisi-Mogadishu that will transport a total of […]

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Press Releases

8 July 2020

Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re in videoconference on the Horn of Africa

Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated in a videoconference on the Horn of Africa, organised by the Foreign Minister of Finland, Mr Haavisto. The event was attended by IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu, African Union Peace and Security Commissioner Chergui, UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Di Carlo, EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Urpilainen and […]

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Interviews

7 July 2020

Del Re: “Let’s help Africa to help ourselves” (Corriere della Sera)

In Italy there are over 6 million people involved in voluntary work. When people say to me that this is “the other Italy”, I reply: “No, this is Italy”. In our country there is a keen sense of philanthropy and selflessness, also secular in nature. It is part of our DNA. For example, the Spedale […]

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Events

4 July 2020

Somalia. Volo umanitario nel quadro del “Ponte Aereo Umanitario europeo”

È partito da Brindisi, con il supporto della Base di pronto intervento umanitario delle Nazioni Unite (UNHRD), destinazione Mogadiscio, il primo dei tre voli umanitari organizzati, su impulso della Vice Ministra Del Re, dalla Cooperazione Italiana in collaborazione con la Direzione Generale per la protezione civile e le operazioni di aiuto umanitario (DG ECHO) della […]

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Press Releases

4 July 2020

Somalia. Humanitarian flight in the framework of the “European Humanitarian Air Bridge”

The first of three humanitarian flights organised by the Italian Cooperation, on Deputy Minister Del Re’s initiative, in collaboration with the Directorate General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) of the European Commission departed this morning from Brindisi destination Mogadishu, in the framework of the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge initiative and with […]

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Press Releases

1 July 2020

Note by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Democratic Republic of Congo

60 years after the birth of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy recalls that the peacemaking process in the Est area is still far away. Italy follows with the utmost attention the progressive deterioration of security conditions in the East provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri), where since […]

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Press Releases

26 June 2020

Italian School in Asmara, Sereni receives Eritrean Ambassador

The Vice Minister Marina Sereni today received the Ambassador of Eritrea FessahazionPietrosMenghistu. The theme of the interview was the story of the Italian State School in Asmara, subject by the Eritrean Government of measures that put at risk the activity and survival of the Institute. Sereni gave the Ambassador a copy of a letter addressed […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 June 2020

Uganda: first aid shipment delivered for the fight against Covid-19

On Wednesday, a ceremony was held for the delivery of medical equipment for the Lacor Hospital (Gulu) run by the Fondazione Piero and Lucille Corti Foundation, to continue to support Uganda in the fight against Covid-19. The cargo, containing various medical equipment including ventilators, filters, oxygen masks, was symbolically delivered by the Italian Ambassador in […]

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