Africa

Press Releases

30 May 2024

Tajani welcomes the Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning – “Ceasefire in Gaza, strategic partnership for stability Mediterranean and Africa also through the Mattei Plan, stronger economic relations”

ROME – This morning, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, welcomed the Minister of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal Bin Fadhil Alibrahim, at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Minister Tajani stated, “I reiterated that the Italian government is closely following […]

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Press Releases

23 May 2024

Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Silli travels to Chad for the investiture ceremony of the new President of the Republic

Today, by proxy of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, the Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Giorgio Silli took part in the investiture ceremony of the new President of the Republic of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno. “The Italian government supports Chad against a […]

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Diplomatic Network

17 May 2024

Kenya, IFC and the Italian Climate Fund collaborate to support biofuel production, laying the foundations for the first Mattei Plan pilot initiative in the country

Today, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Italian Climate Fund announced a USD 210 million investment in Eni S.p.A.’s Kenyan subsidiary to expand the production and processing of advanced biofuels, supporting the decarbonisation of the global transport system while ensuring the livelihoods of up to 200,000 Kenyan small-scale oilseed farmers, laying the groundwork for […]

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Interviews

8 May 2024

Tajani: “United with Africa to create wellbeing for our peoples” (Avvenire)

From the southern shores of the Mediterranean to South Africa, from the Ivory Coast to Kenya, about 70 African delegates will take part in the first Italy-Africa Business Dialogue Forum to be held today at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A total of 47 business associations from 21 countries of the continent will attend. […]

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In detail

8 May 2024

Minister Tajani opens the Italy-Africa Business Dialogue Forum

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will open the Italy-Africa Business Dialogue Forum today at 9:30 a.m. at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting is organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo and with the support of […]

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Press Releases

7 May 2024

Italia-Africa, alla Farnesina Tajani apre il Forum con 21 “confindustrie” d’Africa

“Il dialogo con gli imprenditori del Continente rafforza le nostre economie”. Il Vice Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri e Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Antonio Tajani aprirà domani alle 9:30 alla Farnesina il Forum di dialogo imprenditoriale Italia-Africa. L’incontro è organizzato dalla Farnesina in collaborazione con Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo e con […]

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Press Releases

3 May 2024

Secretary General Guariglia to chair the Area Meeting of Ambassadors and Directors of Italian Cooperation in West Africa

At the behest of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, the Secretary General of Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, will chair in Abidjan an area meeting of the Ambassadors and Directors of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) offices […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

29 April 2024

Senegal, Giorgio Lolli and Community Radio

On Wednesday 7 May, the Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar will welcome the team of Materiali Sonori Cinema to tell the story of community radio in Senegal through the experience of Giorgio Lolli, the technician from Bologna who contributed to the FM revolution in Africa. In over forty years spent in Africa, Giorgio Lolli, a […]

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Press Releases

22 April 2024

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Tajani attends the Foreign Affairs Council

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is attending the Foreign Affairs Council held in Luxembourg. During the meeting, the Ministers will discuss the situation in the Middle East and the latest developments in the region. Afterwards, attention will be paid to the situation in Sudan one year […]

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Press Releases

17 April 2024

Tunis: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Cirielli, signs an agreement to support the Tunisian general budget

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, took part today in the mission to Tunisia led by the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, which was also attended by the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, and the Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini. On the sidelines […]

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Press Releases

15 April 2024

Undersecretary Silli’s participation in the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Neighbouring Countries

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, spoke today in Paris at the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Neighbouring Countries, organised by France, Germany and the European Union in Paris on 15 April, exactly one year after the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan. Undersecretary Silli expressed Italy’s deep […]

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Press Releases

10 April 2024

Deputy Minister Cirielli attends the second 2024 meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee

Yesterday, the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, chaired the second meeting of the 2024 Joint Development Cooperation Committee, which launched a package of interventions worth almost EUR 390 million. As a follow-up to the Italy-Africa Conference, initiatives were approved on the African continent in the areas of strengthening health […]

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