Africa

Diplomatic Network

8 November 2023

Week of Italian Cuisine, in Dakar with “Yaye Senegal”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar is organising a preview evening of the Week of Italian Cuisine on 10 November. It will be the occasion to present “Yaye Senegal” (Mama Senegal), the docu-film born from the culinary exchange project between Italian and Senegalese chefs, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute and produced by Upset Studios. […]

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Diplomatic Network

7 November 2023

Johannesburg: “Arte povera” lands in South Africa

The Italian Consulate General in Johannesburg launched the exhibition “Arte Povera and South African Art: In Conversation”, designed to further strengthen the cultural bridges between Italy and South Africa by fostering intercultural dialogue and the exchange of experiences between the two regions through the universal language of Art. The initiative, organised at the Wits Art Museum of […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 October 2023

A programme to combat youth unemployment kicks off in Senegal

The Ambassador of Italy in Dakar, Giovanni Umberto De Vito, and the Director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Dramane Haidara, have signed a new multi-bilateral programme entitled “ADIJEFE”, financed by the Italian Government. The initiative aims to contribute to the creation of decent jobs through a more effective integration of young people into the […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 October 2023

Seminar on sustainable water management in Dakar

The Italian Embassy in Dakar organised a scientific seminar entitled “The contribution of hydrogeology to sustainable water management”, which was attended by representatives of research institutions and universities from Senegal and the University of Bologna. The event provided an opportunity to share experiences, knowledge and resources in the field of hydrogeology, the distribution and movement […]

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Events

10 October 2023

Workshop, trengthening local digital ecosystems in Africa

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, THE Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will co-host a workshop in Rome, Italy on the 20th of October 2023 about “Digital for Development “. The objective of the day is to bring together diverse perspectives in view of understanding […]

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Press Releases

9 October 2023

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli chairs the 5th meeting of the Joint Development Cooperation Committee 2023

The Joint Development Cooperation Committee met again today under the chairmanship of the Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs delegated to International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli. This was the fifth meeting since the beginning of the year. The Committee firstly decided, with regard to the 2024 Programming, to increase the share of Cooperation resources allocated to […]

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Press Releases

25 September 2023

Roberto Orlando at the Head of the Italian Embassy in Niger

Roberto Orlando has today taken over as head of the Italian Embassy in Niger. His arrival in Niamey responds to the need to ensure that the Italian Embassy is fully operational in a particularly complex period for the country. Roberto Orlando’s mission will ensure assistance to Italian nationals still in Niger and the defence of […]

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Press Releases

18 September 2023

Participation of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, in a meeting with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Horn of Africa countries in New York

Today, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, attended a meeting with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea, Osman Saleh; Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen; and Somalia, Abshir Omar Jama, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Week. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasised the strategic […]

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Press Releases

26 August 2023

Telephone conversation between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Attaf

On 25 August, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a friendly telephone conversation with Algeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf. The conversation focused on the delicate situation in Niger, which also sees Algiers at the forefront of regional mediation efforts. Tajani reaffirmed […]

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Diplomatic Network

23 August 2023

Geronimo Stilton, “A Thousand Wonders” from Italy in Swahili

The Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi is promoting the first Swahili-language edition of a book starring Geronimo Stilton, the famous mouse journalist born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami and star of numerous publications for children translated into more than 50 languages. The book in question is A Thousand Wonders. A Journey to Discover Italy, […]

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Press Releases

22 August 2023

Participation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to the Rimini Meeting (23 August 2023)

Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will attend the Rimini Meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 23 August. The Deputy Prime Minister will speak at the event “Our Common Challenges with Africa”, moderated by Giampaolo Silvestri, Secretary General of AVSI, one of the leading Italian NGOs in the field of international […]

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Press Releases

29 July 2023

Fornitura di aiuti umanitari della Cooperazione Italiana in Somalia

In risposta all’emergenza umanitaria causata dagli scontri intorno alla città di Las Anood, su disposizione del Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Edmondo Cirielli, un volo umanitario con un carico di circa 18 tonnellate di medicinali, kit sanitari e tende della Cooperazione Italiana è atterrato sabato mattina a Mogadiscio (Somalia). Il carico […]

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