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31 October 2014
Italy-Ghana – Great potential for economic relations, says Valensise

“The potential for economic relations between Italy and Ghana is of great interest. Our country is present there, and our companies have success stories to tell. But there are margins for improvement as far as our presence concerned”. These were the words of the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, as he opened […]

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29 October 2014
Cameroon – Music and the Made in Italy brand for “Italian Language Week”

The Italian Embassy in Yaoundé has organised a number of events to mark the 14th “Italian Language in the World Week”. Initiatives include concerts by the Caronte group in Douala and Yaoundé, organised with support from Pirelli, Alpicam and UTA, with the collaboration of Brussels Airlines and the Institut Français in Cameroon. Other initiatives include […]

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27 October 2014
UN-EU: peacekeeping, new strategies

The best practices and lessons learnt through the Plan of Action for enhancing CSDP support for UN peacekeeping adopted in July 2012 by the Council of the European Union, was the focus of a high-level international workshop held at the Farnesina and organized by MAECI within the framework of the Italian EU Presidency. The event […]

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24 October 2014
Mozambique – Celebrates peace with Festival Jazz

Mozambique plans to celebrate the anniversary of the peace accords to the tunes of a jazz festival organised by the Italian embassy in Maputo, which runs from today through Saturday. Now in its 10th edition, the Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival was created to commemorate the accord signed on 4 October 1992 that put an end to […]

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23 October 2014
Cape Town – Italian Ambassador’s benefit regata

On the strength of the success of the 2013 “Italian Ambassador’s Perennial Trophy”, the benefit event will be repeated on November 1st, when noted local South African celebrities, politicians, sports stars, entertainers, artists, business persons and sailing enthusiasts will set sail. They will be joined by the socially underprivileged youth sponsored by the Rcyc Sailing […]

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21 October 2014
Ghana – Italian cinema, music and architecture

The Italian embassy in Ghana is celebrating Italian Culture Week with a series of exhibitions, seminars and film screenings. The cycle opened with the seminar “Two cultures, same rhythms”, featuring Anna Nacci, founder of the “We are the Children” project. Three film screenings included “Pinocchio” by Luigi Comencini, “Generazione mille euro” by Massimo Venier, and […]

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17 October 2014
Ue-Angola: Pistelli copresiede riunione Ministeriale

Stamani a Bruxelles il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Lapo Pistelli ha copresieduto la riunione Ministeriale UE – Angola nel quadro del processo di dialogo (“Joint Way Forward”) per intensificare il partenariato politico, economico e sociale bilaterale. “L’Unione Europea e l’Italia guardano con soddisfazione le performance economiche dell’Angola e il suo […]

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17 October 2014
Ue-Angola: Pistelli copresiede riunione Ministeriale

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, co-chaired an EU-Angola ministerial this morning in Brussels. The meeting took place in the framework of the “Joint Way Forward” dialogue process to intensify the bilateral political, economic and social partnership. “The European Union and Italy view Angola’s economic progress and its growing role […]

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16 October 2014
Italy-Somalia: COPEAM visit for university cooperation

A possible resumption of academic cooperation by Somalia and Italy was the focus of a 3-day visit to Mogadishu by Pier Luigi Malesani, Secretary General of COPEAM, the organisation led by RAI broadcasting corporation to provide audio-visual services for the Mediterranean region. Accompanied by the Italian Ambassador in Somalia, Fabrizio Marcelli, the Secretary General met […]

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16 October 2014
Sudan: Pistelli in Khartoum. A hugely important advance in relations with the countries of Africa

“Today in Khartoum we have achieved a hugely important advance in relations with the African countries for stronger and more effective cooperation in combating the trade in and trafficking of human beings in the Mediterranean, and irregular migration”. The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, has returned to Sudan to take […]

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14 October 2014
Ethiopia – Italy working to improve health in south-central Ethiopia

Italy’s commitment to improve health inEthiopia has made further progress with the opening of the building that will host the local health department for the Oromia region, in the country’s centre-south. The opening was attended by the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Mistretta, and Don Dante Carraro, director of Doctors with Africa–CUAMM, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). The […]

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