Africa

Diplomatic Network

28 July 2023

Abuja, “Colors of noble cultures” by Luigi Ballarin

An exhibition entitled “Colors of noble cultures” by Italian artist Luigi Ballarin was organised in Abuja by the Italian Embassy to Nigeria. The event, inaugurated by Italian Ambassador Stefano De Leo and attended by representatives of the diplomatic, institutional and cultural world of Abuja, represented an opportunity to support Rome’s candidacy for EXPO 2030. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 July 2023

Italy-Senegal, scientific cooperation on plant biology

The Italian Embassy in Dakar has organised a series of seminars and events on plant biology to promote bilateral scientific cooperation. Two experts from the University of Florence’s Department of Plant Biology have taken part in the initiative: Prof. Renato Fani, whose studies focus on the genetics and ecology of bacteria, and Giulia Semenzato from […]

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In detail

14 July 2023

Voices from the Farnesina – Avamposti (Outposts). Italy in frontier places: Ghana

Italy has 129 embassies in the world, many of which represent our country in geographically distant, little-known contexts. Avamposti, the new podcast series produced in collaboration with the AGI news agency, has selected some of them to describe their different facets and also analyse them in the light of their relations with the Italian culture. […]

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Press Releases

4 July 2023

Second meeting between Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani and the Ambassadors of African countries

The second meeting between the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Ambassadors of African countries accredited to the Quirinale will be held at the Farnesina on Tuesday 4 July. The meeting will be attended by the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco […]

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Press Releases

23 June 2023

Meeting of the Italian Undersecretary Tripodi with the UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel

Today, Maria Tripodi, the Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met the UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Coordinator for Development in the Sahel, Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, at the Farnesina. The discussions revolved around the UN action within the framework of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS) and the role played by […]

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Diplomatic Network

13 June 2023

Apulian band Kalascima’s tour in Tanzania

Within the framework of the Italian Festival “Tusherekee Italia”, the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam collaborated with Qatar Airways and Shambaland to organise a tour in Tanzania for Kalascima, an Italian traditional music group from Apulia, from 2 to 10 June. Kalascima, a band that boasts important international collaborations, including one with Patti Smith, […]

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Press Releases

5 June 2023

Meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani and a ministerial delegation from Kenya led by Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Mutua

Today in Rome, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met with a ministerial delegation from Kenya, led by Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Alfred Mutua and including Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Wahome, Principal Secretary, National Treasury Kiptoo and Principal Secretary, […]

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Press Releases

28 May 2023

Foreign Ministry’s Note

The Italian Ambassador to Sudan, Michele Tommasi, together with some collaborators and two Carabinieri’s units, has landed this morning in Addis Ababa, where the Italian Embassy in Khartoum will be temporarily re-established at our Diplomatic Mission in Ethiopia. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, said: “Although our […]

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Press Releases

26 May 2023

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, meets with the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had talks today with the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor. In congratulating Minister Pandor on her appointment as Special Envoy for peace in Ukraine to the G7 countries, the Deputy Prime Minister […]

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In detail

25 May 2023

Message from Italian Minister Antonio Tajani for Africa Day 2023

Today, we celebrate both Africa Day and the 60th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity, which was founded on 25 May 1963 and became the African Union in 2002. Despite being so close to us, Africa is a continent that is all too often forgotten; the Italian government wants to draw the attention of […]

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Press Releases

24 May 2023

With 32 million people struggling from drought and conflict, donors at UN-backed event announce US$2.4 billion to support people in the Horn of Africa

(24 May 2023, New York) With the Horn of Africa facing the combined impacts of a historic drought, conflict and economic shocks, donors at a United Nations-backed event today announced US$2.4 billion to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance for nearly 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. Famine has been averted, thanks in part […]

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24 May 2023

Minister Tajani attended the International Donors’ Conference on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani spoke at the United Nations Humanitarian Conference on the Horn of Africa organised in cooperation with the Governments of Italy, Qatar, the United Kingdom, the United States, Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya in coordination with OCHA – United Nations Office for the […]

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