Africa

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22 October 2015

Emergency contribution to UNHCR for flooding in Saharawi refugee camps in Tindouf Algeria

The Italian Cooperation has approved a 200,000-euro voluntary emergency contribution to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to respond to the consequences of the flooding that has affected the Saharawi refugee camps in the Tindouf area of Algeria. Based on the available estimates, approximately 25,000 people are currently in dire need. Italy’s contribution is […]

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7 October 2015

Gentiloni in Tangiers for Med Dialogue Focus on Crisis Region

From Libya to Syria, from the Middle East peace process to the fight against terrorism, and from migration flows to people trafficking. The region’s various crises will be the main topics on the agenda of the 12th ministerial meeting of the Western Mediterranean Dialogue taking place today in Tangiers, Morocco. Participants in the 5+5 Dialogue […]

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6 October 2015

Maputo – Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival returns

The Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival returns in its 11th edition to Maputo, bringing Italian and Mozambican groups together to perform in various venues of the capital from Wednesday to Friday of this week. The festival has been organised by the Italian embassy in collaboration with the Italian Trade Office (ICE) in Maputo and the Music for […]

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5 October 2015

2015 ANCE Report – Gentiloni, Farnesina and government help enterprise with foreign investment opportunities

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian government are helping Italian businesses take advantage of foreign investment opportunities, as foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni pointed out in a speech at the presentation of the 2015 Report by ANCE (the Italian national builders association) today at the Farnesina. Present also were Under Secretary […]

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29 September 2015

Rabat – Morocco’s Roman era marbles: Siena professor guest at Cultural Institute

Emanuele Papi, professor of classical archaeology of the University of Siena and of Roman archaeology at the Italian Archaeology School of Athens, pursues archaeological missions in Greece, Morocco and Egypt. His experiences will be the focus of a meeting on 29 September organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Rabat and the Institut National des […]

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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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