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Africa

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29 May 2013
AFRICA DAY 2013 – Our approach to the continent needs to change, says Bonino

A young continent that’s rich in opportunities. A continent which, although affected by the same fragility as many other parts of the world, has experienced radical change and so requires a change of approach by European countries and potential partners, starting with Italy. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment at the Africa Day celebrations […]

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Speeches
29 May 2013
Minister Bonino’s speech for the Africa Day celebrations (in Italian only)

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Signor Presidente della Repubblica, Vice Presidente vicario della Corte Costituzionale, Ministro per i Beni e le Attività culturali, Ministro per l’Integrazione, Signori Ambasciatori, Capo di Stato Maggiore della Difesa, Signore e Signori, rivolgo il mio caloroso saluto alle personalità presenti e ringrazio in modo particolare il Signor Presidente […]

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28 May 2013
‘Cocaine Route Programme’, il contrasto al narcotraffico targato UE (in translation)

Un mercato superiore ai 300 miliardi di dollari, occupato per un quarto delsuo valore dal traffico di cocaina e che ha nell’Africa Occidentale un nuovo, temibile crocevia. E’ contro questa rete illecita globale, che va dall’America Latina all’Europa, che l’Ue ha messo in campo il ‘Cocaine Route Programme’, progetto lanciato nel 2009 per rafforzare, attraverso […]

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28 May 2013
Senegal – Roberto Ciotti casts a spell over Dakar

The music of Roberto Ciotti, a blues guitarist of global renown, casts a spell over Dakar. The concert was organised by the Italian Embassy as part of its promotional and collaborative initiatives in Senegal. Ciotti was accompanied by drummer Ivano Fortuna and Habib Faye, a Senegalese bass player. They performed music composed by Youssou Ndour, […]

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27 May 2013
In Rome the EU considers the ‘Cocaine Route’ programme

Europe will be assessing the “Cocaine Route” Programme on 28 May in the course of an international conference in Rome entitled “Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the Cocaine Route”. The conference has been organised by the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) in cooperation with the Italian Ministry […]

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21 May 2013
ZAMBIA – Fund-raising: from Lusaka to Florence by bike

Travelling from Lusaka to Florence on a bamboo tandem, through 13 African and two European countries, to raise funds to build a school in Zambia. That’s the challenge organised by Sport2build, an Italian non-profit, on which Matteo Sametti, one of the charity’s founders, will soon be embarking with a young citizen of Zambia. The initiative […]

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16 May 2013
ANGOLA – italian centre fights bovine disease

Italy goes to work in Angola to fight infectious bovine diseases: The ‘G.Caporale’ Istituto zooprofilattico of Teramo is starting up an ambitious programme for the treatment of sick cattle and improvement of slaughtering conditions. The main goal is to weaken the bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) that seems to be infecting the Angolan provinces of Huila, Cunene […]

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14 May 2013
ADDIS ABABA – Negus project arrives at Italian Institute

The “Negus – Echoes Chamber” audio-visual performance was staged on 13 May by Invernomuto at the Italian Cultural Institute of Addis Ababa, in a version adapted by the Negus Project that explores the figure of Haile Selassie in a series of films and retraces the Jamaican musical tradition of “versioning” with a set by DJs […]

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9 May 2013
KENYA – Italian Smes at Nairobi Buildexpo

A delegation of business persons from the Italian province of Reggio Emilia, representing the sectors of wood-processing, insulation machinery, electrical generators, elevators, and professional cooking and amusement park equipment, attended BuildExpo at the Jomo Kenyatta trade centre in Nairobi. The delegation was received by the Italian ambassador. Read more, in Italian.

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2 May 2013
MALINDI – Italy funds hospital operating theatre

Italy is helping improve Kenya’s healthcare provision, with a new operating theatre in Malindi District Hospital funded by Lombardy Region. The opening ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the San Matteo Policlinico, Alessandro Moneta; the Governor of Kilifi, Amason Kingi; authorities from Lombardy Region and the Province of Pavia; and the Italian Ambassador to […]

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26 April 2013
ANGOLA – Possible multi-sector partnerships with Italy

Prospects for new partnerships between Italy and Angola are opening up in all economic sectors, reported Luigi Marras, Director General for Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who was interviewed during an international meeting organized to commemorate the 11th anniversary of Angolan independence. Read more, In Italian.

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