Africa

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8 January 2014

Bonino in Senegal – Eradicating poverty, 45 million in aid from Italy.Minister receives highest honour

Eradicating poverty and boosting development through agriculture and support for small and medium sized enterprises, without neglecting social safeguards and the defence of human rights, are Senegal’s objectives, and Italy is ready to help. And Minister Emma Bonino brought concrete proof of that on her visit to Dakar: 45 million euro in aid over 3 […]

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7 January 2014

Bonino in Senegal – Collaborating on security, terrorism spread a concern

“The topic that most concerns us is the spread of terrorism, violence and fanaticism”, and what is needed is stronger cooperation. Minister Bonino is in Dakar, where she met with her Senegalese colleague Mankeur Ndiaye and opened a meeting open to the participation of various government ministers in which she stressed that relations “between our […]

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Interviews

7 January 2014

Bonino: «Emma Bonino: l`Union européenne ne donne pas la priorité aux questions de sécurité» (Le Figaro)

Commissaire européenne à l’Action humanitaire de 1995 à 1999, Emma Bonino est ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Italie. De retour d’Iran, où elle vient d’effectuer la première visite d’un ministre occidental depuis dix ans, elle repart lundi pour une tournée en Afrique. En avril dernier, vous déclariez que la France avait bien fait d’intervenir militairement […]

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Interviews

7 January 2014

Bonino: «Emma Bonino: l`Union européenne ne donne pas la priorité aux questions de sécurité» (Le Figaro)

Commissaire européenne à l’Action humanitaire de 1995 à 1999, Emma Bonino est ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Italie. De retour d’Iran, où elle vient d’effectuer la première visite d’un ministre occidental depuis dix ans, elle repart lundi pour une tournée en Afrique. En avril dernier, vous déclariez que la France avait bien fait d’intervenir militairement […]

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3 January 2014

Bonino in Ghana and Senegal – Political dialogue, human rights and economic cooperation

Revitalising economic relations, strengthening bilateral cooperation on gender issues and human rights, and regional dossiers and UN matters. These are the key topics for discussion during Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s mission to Ghana and Senegal from 5 to 8 January 2014. The mission, to two of the African continent’s most stable countries, comes in the […]

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30 December 2013

Italy-Africa initiative under way – We must focus the spotlight on Africa once again, says Bonino

A wide-ranging initiative “to focus our country’s spotlight once again on Africa” by revitalising the political, economic and cultural partnership between Italy and the entire African continent. That was how Foreign Minister Emma Bonino introduced the Italy-Africa initiative today at the Farnesina as she chaired a conference attended by, among others, the Minister for Culture […]

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30 December 2013

Bonino: “Italy must turn the spotlight back on Africa” (Avvenire)

Dear Editor, It’s true: Africa deserves more attention from us. Over recent years, many Africa countries – I am referring especially to an oft-forgotten Sub-Saharan Africa – have undergone radical political, social and economic transformations, and made remarkable progress in strengthening institutions and the rule of law. Transformation that offer extraordinary opportunities for boosting our […]

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27 December 2013

Italy renews Africa initiative – Bonino to hold Monday press conference

The Italy-Africa Initiative will be at the centre of a press conference that Minister Emma Bonino is scheduled to hold at the foreign ministry in Rome at 15:30 on Monday 30 December, together with Minister for Cultural Assets and Activities and Tourism Massimo Bray and Minister for Integration Cecile Kyenge; other participants will include Deputy […]

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Press Releases

23 December 2013

Uganda: “My hope is that Museveni does not let anti-gay law pass “, says Bonino

The Ugandan parliament’s passage of an anti-homosexuality law that envisages stiff sentences of up to life in prison, is a very serious act. The struggle against paedophilia and pedo-pornography is, in this case, simply an excuse for enacting laws that are homophobic, retaliatory and contrary to the numerous international conventions that prohibit criminal prosecution on […]

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Press Releases

20 December 2013

Juba: 63 European civilians (34 of them Italian) evacuated from South Sudan, expected arrival in Italy 13.00 today

63 European civilians, 34 of them Italian, were evacuated from South Sudan yesterday, 19 December 2013, and are scheduled to arrive in Italy today on an Italian Air Force KC 767 transport plane from Djibouti. The civilians were evacuated following the outbreak of fighting between loyalist forces and rebel units. Also on board the plane […]

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Press Releases

19 December 2013

Italy–Congo: Minister Bonino summons Ambassador Tshiseleka Felha

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino has summoned the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Albert Tshiseleka Felha, to the Farnesina to express the Italian Government’s concern over the fact that verbal agreements reached in November between the Congolese authorities and Minister Kyenge have not been respected and over a situation that remains “extremely worrying”. […]

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18 December 2013

We hope to see more EU coordination in defence sector, says Bonino

European defence policies, the crisis in South Sudan, Egypt’s transition and the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons. These were the main issues covered by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino in her address to the Senate and Chamber’s joint Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees. The hearing, in which Defence Minister Mario Mauro also took part, was intended […]

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