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19 April 2012
Cooperation: New rural roads in Morocco

New roads in Morocco thanks to 10 million euros in debt conversion funding from Italy. On 31 March 2012 the last of the 8 stretches of rural roadway, linking villages in the mountainous region of Tadla Azilal, in the Atlas range, was opened. The entire Italian-funded network includes another 7 stretches extending 106km in total […]

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18 April 2012
Mariani freed: Wide-ranging diplomatic action, says Terzi

The release of Mariasandra Mariani was the result of “wide-ranging diplomatic action with the governments of the region, with the focus on the absolute and priority need to safeguard the life of the hostage, an Italian citizen who was kept in terrible conditions for 14 months, an appalling length of time”.This was the comment of […]

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17 April 2012
Terzi: Sandra Mariani is free

“Maria Sandra Mariani is free. I’ve just told her family. I join in their great satisfaction and relief at this wonderful news”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, announcing the release of the Florentine tourist kidnapped over a year ago in Algeria. “My warmest thanks go to all those who helped achieved […]

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13 April 2012
Youth and the city, call for innovative projects

In the context of promoting a global partnership of donor countries and developing countries, the Catalytic Fund, a World Bank Trust Fund, has launched the first Call for Proposals centred on youth, entitled “Youth and the City: Challenges of and Visions for Demographic Change” for innovative urban projects. Local bodies, NGOs and Universities The call […]

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5 April 2012
Cooperation: Education for girls in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Education Minister, the Italian Ambassador to Ethiopia and the Director of UNESCO’s International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) met recently for the signing ceremony for the project on “Retaining Girls in Lower Secondary Schools and Increasing their Learning Outcomes in Ethiopia”. 500,000 dollars allocated The project is a result of a […]

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4 April 2012
Cooperation: new classrooms for South Sudan’s schools

The handover ceremony to deliver the infrastructure for the St. Theresa, East Torit and West Torit primary schools to the South Sudanese Education Ministry is taking place today, 4 April 2012. The structures include toilet facilities, at St. Teresa and West Torit, and a four-classroom pavilion, with offices, in East Torit. The works were carried […]

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4 April 2012
Yemen: the forgotten spring and help from the Italian Embassy

Under the title “Yemen: the forgotten spring and help from the Italian Embassy”, Repubblica on-line has published a feature on the aid brought in from Rome by the Italian Embassy. The aid is intended “to address the needs of the people displaced as a result of on-going conflicts throughout the country”. “A concrete gesture of […]

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27 March 2012
Mozambique: Eni makes new natural gas discovery in the region

ENI has further consolidated its position in Mozambique with the discovery, announced today 17 March 2012, of a new natural gas deposit. The find was made at the Mamba North East 1 well, the third drilled by ENI in Area 4 of the Rovuma River basin (in the north of the country), about 50 km […]

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20 March 2012
Servicemen – ruling on jurisdiction postponed, but Italy insists it’s ours

The Indian court’s decision on jurisdiction in the case of two Italian servicemen will have to wait another week, but Italy insists that jurisdiction is ours. At the end of the High Court debate on Italy’s request, legal sources reported that the judge had reserved the right to pronounce his ruling next week, while the […]

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19 March 2012
Cairo – steel works: € 70 million in contracts for Danieli

Italy confirmed its role as Egypt’s top economic-trade partner. After the successes of Ansaldo (€245 million in contracts for an electrical power plant) and Technimont ($520 million in contracts for the construction of a fertiliser plant in Aswan), the Danieli firm signed a contract for €50 million for the construction of a “greenfield” steel working […]

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Press Releases
16 March 2012
Minister Terzi concerned over armed Ethiopian attack on Eritrean soil

The foreign ministry is monitoring reports of an armed Ethiopian attack on Eritrean soil with deep concern, and firmly condemns all recourse to violence as a means for resolving disputes. Italy has launched a strong appeal to the parties concerned to abstain from the further use of measures that violate the fundamental principles of international […]

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