Africa

Press Releases

13 October 2017

​Alfano: “A humanitarian flight with basic necessities on its way to Libya today”

“An Italian Development Cooperation humanitarian flight took off this morning from the UN base in Brindisi with a load of about 10 tonnes of aid to be delivered to the city of Zwara in Libya,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. The aircraft, operated by the Italian Air Force, transported […]

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6 October 2017

PerfecTrio on tour in Africa. First stop Addis Ababa

Roberto Gatto, along with Alfonso Santimone and Pierpaolo Ranieri flew to Addis Ababa for the first stop on the ‘PerfecTrio African tour.  The group performed a concert at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Ethiopian capital, having first held a workshop for students. Co-organisers of the event were the Institute and the Musica per Roma […]

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4 October 2017

Conference on the General Peace Agreement of 4 October, 1992

On Wednesday, 4 October, 2017 at 17:00 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and  International Cooperation will host an event entitled “Mozambique: an Italian  peace. 25 years after the General Peace Agreement, signed in Rome on 4 October  1992.”In this respect, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Angelino Alfano, said: “The General Peace Agreement for […]

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Accreditation Notices

2 October 2017

​Press Accreditation Notice – Mozambique: an Italian peace. 25 years after the General Peace Agreement, signed in Rome on 4 October 1992 (Farnesina, 4 October 2017)

On Wednesday, 4 October, 2017 at 17:00 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will host an event entitled “Mozambique: an Italian peace. 25 years after the General Peace Agreement, signed in Rome on 4 October 1992.”In this respect, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “The General Peace Agreement for […]

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26 September 2017

MigraVenture

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mario Giro, attended an event at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the methods and results of the MigraVenture programme. It was funded by the Italian Cooperation Service as part of the voluntary multilateral contribution to the International Organisation for Migration. MigraVenture is an […]

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Press Releases

22 September 2017

UNGA. Meeting between Minister Alfano and the Prime Minister of Somalia, Hassan Ali Khayre

“Somalia has made significant progress, and is going in the right direction. The country is engaged in defining a State-building process and is facing up to issues that hinder stability: from fighting militant groups, Al Shabaab and Daesh, to economic development and climate change. Mogadishu knows that it can count on Italian aid and support” […]

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Press Releases

21 September 2017

UNGA. Ministerial Meeting on Mali. Italy will not fail to support the population in the region

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, attended the Ministerial Meeting on the Implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali organised by the UN Department for Peace Keeping Operations and the Government of Mali, on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting is aimed at taking […]

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Press Releases

16 September 2017

Development Cooperation. Alfano: “Chad and Niger: humanitarian and development initiatives approved for a total of 7 million euros”

“Libya’s southern neighbouring Countries are the focus of our development actions: I have in fact arranged for the approval of new humanitarian and development initiatives for a total of 7 million euros for vulnerable groups in Chad and Niger through the Italian Cooperation service,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. […]

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14 September 2017

Sudan – Italy’s commitment to reintegrating ex-combatants in Sudan

A ceremony was held in Khartoum at the headquarters of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Program (“DDR”) to mark the occasion for putting into operation the computer equipment recently donated to Sudan organisations by Cooperation Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (“AICS”) in Khartoum.  Attendees at the ceremony included the General Commissioner of […]

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Press Releases

13 September 2017

Alfano: “Italy supports the WFP’s school canteen programme in Mali”

“Through the Italian Cooperation service, I have arranged for an immediate half-million-euro contribution to the World Food Program to fund a school canteen programme in Mali,” announced the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. He continued: “The programmes promoting school canteens represent an important educational instrument by enabling minors to have at […]

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5 September 2017

South Africa – “Unfindable”, a docufilm on Ettore Majorana, screened in South Africa

The disappearance of Ettore Majorana, considered to be the greatest twentieth century Italian physicist, which occurred in March 1938 on a ferry trip between Palermo and Naples, is one of the biggest Italian mysteries of the last hundred years. This genius from Sicily will be brought back to life in the docufilm entitled “Unfindable” (“Nessuno mi troverà”) […]

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29 August 2017

Khartoum: launch of the UNICEF project financed by Italy for the protection of vulnerable minors

The Italian Government’s commitment to protect vulnerable minors continues with the launch of the initiative: “Integrated protection of childhood for abandoned and unaccompanied minors in the State of Khartoum and in the States of the East”. The programme, financed by the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS) with 1,000,000.00 euros, will be implemented by […]

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