Africa

Press Releases

16 March 2018

Conference against human trafficking in Niamey

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, represented by the Director General for Migration Policies, Luigi Maria Vignali, participates in the conference that is opening today in Niamey, Niger. The international meeting – which is attended by representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of the Interior of Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Burkina […]

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Events

15 March 2018

Blue Sea Land – public actors and companies come together at the Farnesina

On 14 March 2018, the Farnesina hosted an event to present “Blue Sea Land – Expo of the clusters from the Mediterranean, Africa and Middle East”, organised by the Fisheries and Blue Growth District. The event, which was first launched in 2009, is at its 7th edition this year, which is scheduled to run from 4 […]

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Diplomatic Network

13 March 2018

Fashion goes to Kampala

As part of the events planned for Italian Design Day in the World, the Embassy organised a fashion show in conjunction with the AVSI Foundation called “Seeds of Hope. Moving Forward”. The event hosted over 13 African fashion designers coming from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The Rozviccycathy dance company performed to the music of DJ […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 February 2018

Italy showcased in the South Africa contemporary art fair – the Cape Town Art Fair closes with the Italian Consulate as the event’s institutional partner

The Investec Cape Town Art Fair – ICTAF, the contemporary art fair that, after only a few years, is now positioned as the most important in the African continent (6500 sqm of exhibition space, 95 international exhibitors, 22,000 visitors and expected sales for 6 million euros for the 2018 edition), kicked off on 15 February through […]

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Events

6 February 2018

Second edition of the conference ‘A Shared Responsibility for a Common Goal – Solidarity and Security’

Upon the initiative of the Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, African and European Countries of transit and destination of migration flows are meeting at the Farnesina today for the second edition of the conference ‘A Shared Responsibility for a Common Goal – Solidarity and Security’.  The Minister explained: “It is a new dialogue format based on […]

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Events

5 February 2018

“I am very pleased with the overall budget of the first joint committee of 2018, which approved 42 projects for a total of about 265 million euros”

“I am very pleased with the overall budget of the first joint committee of 2018, which approved 42 projects for a total of about 265 million euros, with 95 earmarked for aid credit and 150 as voluntary funding to international organisations”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, used these words to […]

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Events

24 January 2018

“Novelties and the Future: the Italian World of Cooperation”

“Let’s help each other mutually, because any development project is also a co-development project in which both parties grow and have an opportunity to improve,” said the Foreign Minister, Angelino Alfano, at the National Conference on Development Cooperation “Novelties and the Future: the Italian World of Cooperation”, putting his message in a nutshell. The Conference […]

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Accreditation Notices

19 January 2018

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – “Innovation and the Future: the world of Italian Cooperation”

On 24 and 25 January the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome will host the National Conference of Development Cooperation, entitled “Innovation and the Future: the world of Italian Cooperation” in the Santa Cecilia Hall. The event was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, […]

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Events

16 January 2018

Development Cooperation

Today at 2 p.m. the Farnesina hosts the conference “Presentation of the new European external investment plan. Business enterprise in Africa and in the Mediterranean”, promoted by the NGO network “Link 2007 – Cooperazione in Rete” with the support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. The conference will open with remarks by the Minister […]

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In detail

15 January 2018

Minister Alfano in Parliament

Minister Alfano and Defence Minister Pinotti will take part today, at 3 p.m., in a joint session of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, on progress in international missions authorised last year and extended throughout 2018, as well as missions to take place this year.

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In detail

5 January 2018

Minister Alfano is on a mission to Guinea

The last stop is Guinea, with meetings in Conakry with the Foreign Minister Mamadi Tourè and the President of the Republic, Alpha Condè. Alfano had “a cordial and in-depth meeting” with President Condè. “Our bilateral cooperation with Guinea is growing stronger, as shown by the opening of the Italian embassy in Conakry, which will soon […]

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In detail

5 January 2018

Minister Alfano in Africa

“Sub-Saharan Africa is a priority for Italy’s foreign policy, and this is why I have decided that my first mission in 2018 should include West Africa and Sahel and to visit Niger, Senegal and Guinea. We have a broad partnership with Africa that encompasses a wide range of fields from development cooperation to security, including […]

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