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Press Releases
22 May 2023
Participation of the Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, in the World Health Assembly

The Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, carried out a joint mission to Geneva on the occasion of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the annual meeting of the main decision-making body of the World Health Organisation. Minister Schillaci and Deputy Minister Cirielli jointly […]

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Diplomatic Network
15 May 2023
“Triptych” Art Exhibition Inaugurated in Accra

The new art exhibition “Triptych”, promoted by the Italian Embassy in Ghana and Togo, was inaugurated in Accra, in the presence of the Ghanaian Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, the Ghanaian Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Nana Dokua Asiemah-Adjei, and members of the Parliament of Ghana. Italian Ambassador Daniela d’Orlandi […]

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Press Releases
15 May 2023
Visit by the Deputy Minister, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, to the Ciheam in Bari

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, visited the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute in Bari (Ciheam), accompanied by Ambassador Teresa Castaldo, Director General for Development Cooperation. Vice Minister Cirielli met with officials, researchers and the 80 scholarship holders from over 15 Mediterranean countries and Africa. Deputy Justice Minister Sisto and Health […]

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Press Releases
8 May 2023
Meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, with the Ambassadors of African countries

A meeting was held today at Villa Madama between the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, and the Ambassadors of African countries. Hon. Tajani said: “Africa is a priority region for our foreign policy, to which we want to keep on committing ourselves in order to achieve […]

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Press Releases
16 April 2023
Dichiarazioni del VPC e Ministro degli Esteri, On. Antonio Tajani, sulla prosecuzione degli scontri armati a Khartoum e appello alla cessazione immediata dei combattimenti

Gli scontri militari in Sudan sono entrati fra gli argomenti in discussione al Vertice dei Ministri degli Esteri del G7 che è iniziato oggi a Karuizawa, in Giappone. Il Vice Presidente del Consiglio e Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, On. Antonio Tajani, ha dichiarato che “il Governo italiano esprime vivissima preoccupazione per […]

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Diplomatic Network
5 April 2023
Italy-South Africa: new frontiers in scientific cooperation

Together with the daily newspaper Il Sole24Ore and the University of Johannesburg, the Italian Embassy in South Africa has recently organised a conference on cooperation between Italy and South Africa in the field of applied scientific research. The event, which took place on the University’s campus in hybrid mode (over 6,000 viewers watched online), was […]

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Press Releases
30 March 2023
Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli presides over the second annual meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation 2023

Today, 30 March, the Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, chaired the second meeting of the 2023 Joint Committee for Development Cooperation. The body, which is responsible for approving the funding of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for development initiatives, approved the allocation of over EUR […]

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Press Releases
2 March 2023
Joint Statement by the Co-Chairs of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Africa Focus Group

Upon invitation of the Republic of Niger, the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS Africa Focus Group, co-chaired by Italy, Morocco, Niger, and the United States, met on March 1 and 2 in Niamey, Niger. The Africa Focus Group is African member-led and represents a collaborative, civilian-focused counterterrorism effort intended to enhance the counterterrorism capabilities of […]

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Diplomatic Network
2 March 2023
Johannesburg, “Journey to discover Italy with Geronimo”

The Consulate General of Italy in Johannesburg and the Dante Alighieri Society of Johannesburg are inviting young Italians aged between 7 and 13 to a special event dedicated to them, which will be held at the Consulate General on 11 March. The initiative is inspired by the book Geronimo Stilton. A Journey to Discover Italy […]

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Diplomatic Network
17 February 2023
Italy presents Macfrut 2023 in Zimbabwe

Italy presented in Harare, Zimbabwe, the 40th edition of the International trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector scheduled to be held at the Rimini Expo Centre from 3 to 5 May. Italian Ambassador Umberto Malnati attended the presentation, along with the regional director of ICE – Agency, Antonella Marucci, and the regional director […]

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Diplomatic Network
7 February 2023
Tanzania, Roundtable against female genital mutilation

Ambassador Marco Lombardi hosted at the Residence of the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam the “United Nations International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation” event, organised together with the local UNFPA and UNICEF Delegations, as well as the AICS (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) in Nairobi. It was a roundtable discussion on […]

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