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26 February 2020
Meeting of Minister Luigi Di Maio with his Ethiopian counterpart Gedu Andargachew

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina) with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew. The talks were focused on the Horn of Africa regions, where the joint commitment of Italy and Ethiopia for stabilization and institutional and economic development […]

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Press Releases
25 February 2020
Del Re visits Nouakchott: Italy supports security and development in the Sahel

The Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated, in Nouakchott, in the first General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, an organisation that supports the G5 Sahel, of which Italy is a member, in their development efforts. Ms. Del Re also attended the G5 Sahel Summit. “Italy is on your side in tackling the challenges facing you […]

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Press Releases
24 February 2020
Plane grounded in Mauritius

The Farnesina has been following from the very beginning the matter of the Italian plane grounded in Mauritius, in constant contact with Alitalia airline and the Embassy in Pretoria, responsible for this area, in order to ensure maximum assistance to Italians on board.

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Interviews
23 February 2020
Intervista del Ministro degli Esteri italiano Luigi di Maio a BILD

Intervista al Ministro degli Esteri italiano Luigi di Maio (33 anni, “Movimento 5 stelle”) sulla guerra civile in Libia, su una nuova imminente crisi di rifugiati e sui rapporti italo-tedeschi dopo i duri attacchi verbali dell’ex Ministro degli Interni Matteo Salvini Domanda: Signor Ministro, alla conferenza sulla Libia a Berlino è stato concordato un cessate […]

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Press Releases
13 February 2020
Del Re in Brussels, meeting on Africa and Cooperation

Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re attended an informal meeting today in Brussels with Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Ministers for Development Cooperation of the 27. The meeting was held in preparation for the 6th European Union – African Union Summit scheduled for next October. The aim is to […]

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Press Releases
31 January 2020
Dakar: Del Re inaugurates the Italian Cultural Institute

Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re inaugurated in Dakar the headquarters of the Italian Cultural Institute, which reopens in the Senegalese capital after 25 years. “We want to strengthen the already close link with Senegal and, in general, with an extraordinary continent” – said Del Re in his speech – “Africa is a land of opportunities […]

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Press Releases
31 January 2020
The mission of the Deputy Minister Del Re in Senegal has begun

Today began the visit of the Deputy Minister Del Re in Senegal, who had meetings with the President of the Republic, Macky Sall and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amadou Ba. The Deputy Minister discussed how Italy could contribute to the Senegalese government’s vision for the development of the country according to the “Plan Sénégal […]

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Diplomatic Network
22 January 2020
Kenya: the Italian experience in renewable energy

Today and tomorrow at Strathmore University in Nairobi will take place an event on the theme of renewable energy organised by the Italian Embassy in Kenya, in collaboration with the Res4Africa Foundation (supported by Enel Green Power and other companies in the sector) and the Politecnico of Milan. The meeting, which saw the participation of […]

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Press Releases
20 January 2020
Supply of healthcare kits by the Italian Cooperation in Niger

In the wake of the fire that severely damaged the accommodation and healthcare facilities in the transit hub of Agadez (Niger), the Italian Foreign Ministry, responding to an international call for support by the United Nations  High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Niger, resolved to send approx. 985 Kg of drugs and other medical supplies […]

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Diplomatic Network
16 December 2019
“The Lion and the Mountain” Italian excavation in Sudan exhibition

“The Lion and the Mountain” exhibition can be visited at the Museo di scultura antica Giovanni Barracco (Barracco Museum of Antique Sculpture) until 19 January next, promoted by the Municipality of Rome with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The exhibition presents findings from excavations by the Italian Archaeological Mission in Sudan, […]

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Diplomatic Network
13 December 2019
Del Re Attends Italy-South Africa Bilateral Political Consultations

Bilateral political consultations between Italy and South Africa were held today in Pretoria. The Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa, Alvin Botes, led their respective delegations. The Deputy Minister recalled that relations with South Africa are rooted in Italy’s support in the fight against apartheid and […]

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