Africa

Accreditation Notices

25 May 2015

Accreditation Notice: Africa Day 2015 – “The Role of Energy for Sustainable Growth in Africa” (Farnesina, 27 May 2015)

A seminar on “The Role of Energy for Sustainable Growth in Africa” will take place at the Farnesina at 10.00 on Wednesday 27 May 2015 as part of the Africa Day 2015 event. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for the Environment and the Protection of the Land […]

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18 May 2015

Maputo – 10 years of biotechnology cooperation with Italy

The “Eduardo Mondlane” University in Maputo celebrated its 10th anniversary. Created within the context of Italy-Mozambique university cooperation involving the Universities of Rome, Pisa and Sassari, and the contributions of the Italian government and other national and international partners, the institution is now one of southern Africa’s centres of excellence for interdisciplinary research applied to […]

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Press Releases

16 May 2015

Italian Cooperation flight carries aid for refugees and displaced in Northern Cameroon fleeing Boko Haram

A flight carrying a shipment of humanitarian aid from the Italian Cooperation left the UNHRD logistical base in Brindisi earmarked for the thousands of internally displaced persons of Cameroon and Nigerian refugees — UN estimates cite 74,000 — who have fled to northern Cameroon to escape the violence of the fundamentalist terror group Boko Haram. […]

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14 May 2015

Dei – Eritrea: Governo accelera su liberalizzazione sistema bancario

Eritrea: Governo accelera su liberalizzazione sistema bancario L’Eritrea accelera sul piano di liberalizzazione del sistema bancario. La Banca Nazionale ha infatti esteso anche ai privati la possibilita’ di pagare con assegni. Tale possibilita’, finora limitata ai detentori di conti correnti commerciali, segna una modernizzazione del sistema bancario che dovrebbe avere benefici positivi anche sulle imprese […]

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14 May 2015

Eritrea: Government accelerates banking system liberalisation

Eritrea is accelerating its banking system liberalisation plan. Indeed, the National Bank has extended the possibility of paying by cheque to private individuals who, until now, were limited to holding commercial current accounts. A sign of modernization that could have positive fallout also on foreign businesses operating in that country or interested in doing so. […]

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13 May 2015

Baku – Special eventing to promote Made in Italy

A special Made in Italy promotional evening was held in Baku, where Visionnaire and Maserati joined up to celebrate their newly formed collaboration. A Maserati “Ghibli” and “Quattroporte” greeted guests in the Visionnaire showroom of the Azerbaijani capital for an evening of Italian food and wine to the music of DJ Elio Sanchez, all under […]

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11 May 2015

Dei – Mozambico: ok piano economico 2015-2019, focus su lavoro e produttività

Mozambico: ok piano economico 2015-2019, focus su lavoro e produttività Via libera del Parlamento al piano economico quinquennale 2015-2019 per il Mozambico. Elementi chiave del piano sono la creazione di occupazione e l’aumento della produttivita’ e della competitivita’ per migliorare le condizioni di vita della popolazione. Il programma e’ articolato in cinque punti: consolidamento dell’unita’ […]

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7 May 2015

ENI’s international presence: meeting at the Farnesina

ENI’s international presence: meeting at the Farnesina, an analysis of trends in the global energy markets and the outlook for the energy sector’s integration in the European framework. These were the key topics at a meeting held today at the Farnesina with ENI’s chief executive officer, Claudio Descalzi, and foreign ambassadors accredited to Rome. The […]

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4 May 2015

Space- “Astrosamantha” comes to the schools of South Africa

Some 30 students at an elementary school in Mafikeng — a rural northwest provincial area 300 km from Pretoria — had a special treat on 2 May: an encounter with Captain Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian Airforce pilot and astronaut aboard the European Space Agency (ESA) International space station on the “Futura” mission. The radio contact was […]

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Press Releases

30 April 2015

Concern over recent violence in Burundi

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed concern over the recent violence in Burundi within the context of the campaign for the June presidential elections. The Farnesina urged the Burundi government to ensure the peaceful and correct conduction of the electoral process and the Burundi people’s exercise of their civil and political rights. […]

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30 April 2015

Concern over recent violence in Burundi

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed concern over the recent violence in Burundi within the context of the campaign for the June presidential elections. The Farnesina urged the Burundi government to ensure the peaceful and correct conduction of the electoral process and the Burundi people’s exercise of their civil and political rights. […]

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23 April 2015

Rabat – Chirurgia infantile e prenatale, l’eccellenza

E’ dedicato alla scienza, alla ricerca, alla medicina e all’infanzia l’appuntamento in programma oggi pomeriggio a Rabat, presso  la sala delle conferenze della  facoltà di Medicina  e Farmacia dell’Università Mohammed V. Promossa dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Rabat e dall’ateneo marocchino la conferenza vedrà protagonista la dottoressa Gloria Pelizzo e avrà per tema “La ricerca […]

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