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24 September 2015
DEI – Cameroon: 2 billion euro earmarked for agriculture investment programme

The Conference on the National Agriculture Investment Plan (PNIA) organised by the Ministry of Agriculture in Cameroon has closed with an allocation of 1,330 billion Central African Francs (CFA) (about 2 billion euro). The PNIA is a plan launched by the government of Cameroon to foster the development of second-generation agriculture with an overall investment […]

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Press Releases
21 September 2015
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni has met the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, in Milan today. The meeting provided an opportunity to review the excellent state of bilateral relations and the main regional and international questions. Minister Gentiloni commented on Uganda’s participation in the African Union Mission to […]

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Press Releases
21 September 2015
Meeting between Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni and his Ethiopian counterpart, Tedros Adhanom

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tedros Adhanom, in Milan today. The meeting took place in the margins of the Ethiopia Business Forum, an event organised to coincide with Ethiopia’s National Day at EXPO 2015 (22 September). Migration questions, regional crises in the Horn […]

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18 September 2015
Dei – Cameroon: coffee operators in Italy to promote exportation

Connecting with Italian partners to promote the exportation of Cameroon coffee and the transmission of know-how regarding production techniques and modernization were the goals of a mission by Cameroon coffee sector operators to Italy from 13 to 18 September for meetings with potential Italian partners. The mission, promoted in collaboration with the Interprofessional Council of […]

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17 September 2015
Somalia – Italy earmarks one million euro for somali refugees

Through the Directorate for Development Cooperation, Italy has earmarked another million euro for efforts going into support for refugees from Yemen in Somalia. The agreement was signed in Nairobi by Ambassador of Italy Fabrizio Marcelli and UNHCR representative in that East African country Bushra Halepota in the presence of Somali National Commissioner for refugees and […]

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3 September 2015
Dar Es Salaam – Italian mobile medical unit opens in Tanzania

Italy is working on behalf of women in Tanzania, where a specialised mobile unit equipped to perform mammograms was donated by the Italian non-profit association Ruvuma to the S. Maria Nascente of Mbweni, run by Indian nuns of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (DMI). The goal is to promote the prevention of tumours of the […]

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2 September 2015
Brazzaville – Azzurri Stars, old glories in the field for Made in Italy

On 2 September, four champions of Italy’s winning 2006 World Cup team – Fabio Cannavaro, Simone Perrotta, Gianluca Zambrotta and Simone Barone – will join other greats such as Totò Schillaci, ‘Penna Bianca’ Fabrizio Ravanelli, Damiano Tommasi, Stefano Tacconi and Antonio Benarrivo as the “Azzurri Stars”. They will be matched in the new Brazzaville stadium, […]

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31 August 2015
Italy-Mozambique – Deputy Minister Calenda’s mission to Facim

  Deputy Minister for Economic Development Carlo Calenda made an important mission to the FACIM multisector fair in Maputo, Mozambique at the head of a business delegation of approximately 50 oil and gas sector concerns coordinated by Confindustria. Our country was represented by over 60 firms overall, united in a single Italian pavilion organised by […]

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28 August 2015
Dei – Zambia: accordo con IFC per fronteggiare crisi energetica

Per far fronte alla crisi energetica che sta colpendo lo Zambia, l’Industrial Developoment Corporation zambiano ha siglato un accordo con l’IFC (Gruppo Banca Mondiale) per sviluppare 2 impianti fotovoltaici da 50 MW l’uno che dovrebbero attivare investimenti privati nel settore. Gli impianti verranno gestiti da imprese private selezionate con una aggiudicazione a gara sulla base […]

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11 August 2015
Cooperation – 500,000 euro for war victims in Sudan

A new initiative by Italian Development Cooperation to protect the human rights of victims of war and violence in the states of Darfur, Blue Nile and Kordofan in Sudan. The Directorate General has approved a voluntary emergency donation worth 500,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). “Sudan Revised Emergency Appeal 2015” The […]

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3 August 2015
Kenya: Nairobi Forum focuses on architectural refurbishment

The “Efficiency in Industrial Process, Energy and Construction” forum was held in Nairobi on 27 July. In the margins of the event, where Italy was well represented by Italian and local firms, a round table discussion was held on the architectural refurbishment of the historic centre of the coastal city of Mombasa, to which the […]

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