Africa

Cultural Diplomacy

29 April 2024

Senegal, Giorgio Lolli and Community Radio

On Wednesday 7 May, the Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar will welcome the team of Materiali Sonori Cinema to tell the story of community radio in Senegal through the experience of Giorgio Lolli, the technician from Bologna who contributed to the FM revolution in Africa. In over forty years spent in Africa, Giorgio Lolli, a […]

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Press Releases

22 April 2024

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Tajani attends the Foreign Affairs Council

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is attending the Foreign Affairs Council held in Luxembourg. During the meeting, the Ministers will discuss the situation in the Middle East and the latest developments in the region. Afterwards, attention will be paid to the situation in Sudan one year […]

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Press Releases

17 April 2024

Tunis: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Cirielli, signs an agreement to support the Tunisian general budget

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, took part today in the mission to Tunisia led by the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, which was also attended by the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, and the Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini. On the sidelines […]

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Press Releases

15 April 2024

Undersecretary Silli’s participation in the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Neighbouring Countries

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Giorgio Silli, spoke today in Paris at the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Neighbouring Countries, organised by France, Germany and the European Union in Paris on 15 April, exactly one year after the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan. Undersecretary Silli expressed Italy’s deep […]

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Press Releases

10 April 2024

Deputy Minister Cirielli attends the second 2024 meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee

Yesterday, the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, chaired the second meeting of the 2024 Joint Development Cooperation Committee, which launched a package of interventions worth almost EUR 390 million. As a follow-up to the Italy-Africa Conference, initiatives were approved on the African continent in the areas of strengthening health […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

22 March 2024

South Africa, many events for the Italian Design Day

The Italian Embassy in South Africa, the Italian Consulate General in Johannesburg, the Consulate of Italy in Cape Town and the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria celebrated the 8th edition of the Italian Design Day – the annual appointment dedicated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to design and architecture “Made in Italy” – through a series […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 March 2024

Mali, l’Italia conferma il sostegno al programma di prevenzione delle violenze di genere

L’Ambasciatore d’Italia in Mali, Stefano A. Dejak, ha firmato un accordo con il direttore dell’UNFPA-Mali, Yves Sassenrath, per il rifinanziamento biennale (pari ad un contributo italiano di due milioni di euro) del progetto di prevenzione e gestione delle violenze di genere che riguarda quattro milioni di donne maliane in età riproduttiva. Tale progetto, avviato nel […]

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Press Releases

15 March 2024

15th Bank of Italy – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Annual Conference

The 15th Bank of Italy – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) annual conference, held today at Palazzo Koch in Rome, was opened with speeches by the Secretary to the Governing Board of the Bank of Italy, Gian Luca Trequattrini, speaking on behalf of Governor Fabio Panetta, and by the Secretary General of […]

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Press Releases

15 March 2024

Mission of the Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, to Dar es Salaam

Prompted by Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, the Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, will travel to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 16 and 17 March to chair an area meeting focusing on the prospects for Italian […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 March 2024

Eritrea, new discoveries at the Adulis archaeological site

A new phase of the Italian archaeological mission in Adulis, an ancient port city and the most important archaeological site in Eritrea, has come to an end. The latest excavation operations, as led by the project’s scientific director, Prof. Serena Massa of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, lasted several weeks and brought […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

22 February 2024

Arezzo Flag-wavers at the Italian Festival in Cape Town

The Flag-wavers Association of Arezzo will attend the Italian Festival in Cape Town, an annual event that promotes and celebrates Italian traditions, which will take place on 2 and 3 March. The Italian Cultural Institute of Cape Town, promoter of the initiative together with the Italian Consulate in Cape Town and the Idiom Wines association, […]

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Press Releases

12 February 2024

180-Million Euros Tender Notice on Development Cooperation Published on the Official Journal

The Tender Notice launched by AICS (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) in collaboration with the Farnesina Directorate General for Development Cooperation for territorial entities (Regions, Provinces, Municipalities and Metropolitan Cities) and organisations from the civil society, worth 180 million euros (60 million in favour of territorial entities and 120 million to OSCs) was published on […]

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