Africa

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26 February 2015

Dei – Eritrea: a Enertronica e Rossi Impianti commessa da 7 mln per fotovoltaico

Eritrea: a Enertronica e Rossi Impianti commessa da 7 mln per fotovoltaico Enertronica si e’ aggiudicata, in associazione temporanea di imprese con Rossi Impianti, la gara per la progettazione e la costruzione di 73 impianti fotovoltaici con accumulo di energia mediante batterie in Eritrea. La commessa ha un valore di 7 milioni di euro. Gli […]

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26 February 2015

Algiers – Christian Leotta brings Beethoven’s sonatas

Pianist Christian Leotta brought the first 8 of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s piano sonatas to Algiers in a recital at the Auditorium of the Radio. The event was a premier for Africa, and the first phase in a project created by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the ‘Aissa Messaoudi’ Cultural Centre for the execution […]

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25 February 2015

Dei – Eritrea: De Lorenzo Spa supplies 3 million euro in teaching equipment

De Lorenzo Spa, a world leader in the design and production of teaching equipment for technical and professional training, completed the supply and installation of 3 million euro worth of equipment in Eritrea. The Italian firm was awarded the contract in 2013 through a Eritrean Ministry of Education call for tenders and funded by the African […]

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25 February 2015

Burundi – On the way to Expo

The country of Burundi will present itself to Italy in an exhibition in Terminal 3 of Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport on 25 February of the products it intends to present at the Milan EXPO 2015. These include both cultural and tourism-related products as well as the country’s potential for development in sectors ranging from […]

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Press Releases

17 February 2015

Gentiloni meets the Senegalese Foreign Minister

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met the Senegalese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mankeur Ndiaye, at the Farnesina today. Bilateral cooperation on migration issues in the framework of the Rabat Process was one of the main subjects for discussion. “Senegal is a strategic country for us in achieving the goals of […]

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Press Releases

10 February 2015

Somalia: Farnesina commends confidence to new government

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation commends the confidence granted by the Somali Parliament to the new government led by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke. In expressing deep appreciation for the new government’s stated intention to meet the goals and deadlines agreed with the international community for the implementation of institutional reforms, […]

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10 February 2015

Luanda – Trade fair expects over 100 Italian business reps

Trade show expects over 100 Italian business persons ‎ Over 100 Italian business persons from a variety of sectors are expected to participate in the International Trade Fair (FILDA) to be held in the Angolan capital of Luanda this coming July. The announcement came from Italian ambassador to Angola Giorgio Di Pietrogiacomo following a meeting […]

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29 January 2015

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Ethiopia: Addis Ababa mega-airport launched

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Ethiopia: Addis Ababa mega-airport launched A predicted exponential increase in air traffic through the Ethiopian capital (flows of 18-25 million passengers annually by 2025, compared with a current 5-6 million), and its goal to make Addis Ababa the undisputed hub of African air industry, has led the government of Ethiopia to […]

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19 January 2015

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Angola: ENI obtains authorisation to extend exploration of Block 15/06

Angola: ENI obtains authorisation to extend exploration of Block 15/06 ENI has obtained authorisation from the Angolan authorities for a 3-year extension to the exploration period for offshore Block 15/06, located in Angola’s deep waters 130 km east of Soyo town. The original exploration period expired in November 2014, and Eni had requested an extension […]

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15 January 2015

Italy-Ethiopia: Gentiloni signs three cooperation accords

Minister Paolo Gentiloni signed three new cooperation accords with Ethiopia during a visit to Addis Ababa, on food security, socio-economic support for women and healthcare system development. Ethiopia important for Italian cooperation “Ethiopia is one of our cooperation’s most important countries”, Gentiloni underscored, expressing his satisfaction with the results of this past year within the […]

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12 January 2015

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Djibouti: USD 10 billion in infrastructure projects, focus on Ethiopia

  Djibouti: USD 10 billion in infrastructure projects, focus on Ethiopia The government of Djibouti recently announced major new infrastructure projects over the next 3 years valued at approximately 10 billion US dollars. Their purpose is to strengthen the country’s role as logistical hub between Eastern Africa and the rest of the world and to […]

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7 January 2015

Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Congo: Eni begins production from Nené Marine field

Congo: Eni begins production from Nené Marine field ENI has begun production from Congo’s Nené Marine field on the Marine XII Block, about 17 km offshore, just 8 months after receiving the production permit and 16 months following the discovery. Production from phase one totals 7,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), with the […]

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