Africa

Diplomatic Network

10 September 2021

Zambia’s Stand at the MACFRUT show in Rimini

The commitment of the Italian Embassy in Lusaka, with the support of ICE-Agency for the promotion abroad and the internationalisation of Italian companies, continues to strengthen ties between Italy and Zambia in the agri-food and fruit and vegetable sectors. A partnership that once again saw the attendance (for the fourth time) of a Zambian stand […]

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Diplomatic Network

8 September 2021

Pretoria: presentation of “Fashion bridges – I Ponti della moda”

Yesterday in Milan, the National Chamber of Italian Fashion held a press conference to launch Milan Fashion Week 2021 (21-27th September), also presenting to the Italian press “Fashion Bridges – I Ponti della Moda” project. This initiative is implemented by the Embassy of Italy in Pretoria in close partnership with the internationally renowned Italian fashion […]

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Press Releases

6 September 2021

FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Coup d’etat in Conakry, Guinea

“Italy is following the latest events in Guinea with concern, expresses its firm condemnation of any attempt to subvert the constitutional order by force, and calls on all parties to participate in an inclusive dialogue for the prompt restoration of constitutional legality.”

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Diplomatic Network

2 September 2021

Tanzania, Ambassador Lombardi presents “Business Incubator”

Italy’s Ambassador to Tanzania, Marco Lombardi, spoke at the presentation of a project of the MZumbe University, in Dar es Salaam, for the creation of a “Business Incubator”, in collaboration with the Catholic University of Milan and E4IMPACT Foundation, chaired by Letizia Moratti and whose membership includes MAPEI, WeBuild, Intesa San Paolo.     During […]

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Diplomatic Network

30 August 2021

Tanzania, Ambassador Lombardi meets civil society organisations

The Italian Ambassador to Tanzania, Marco Lombardi, has recently met with representatives of civil society organisations and Italian Missionary Societies operating in the country. The first meeting took place with the President of the organisation ‘L’Africa Chiama’, Anita Manti, to take stock of the important activities carried out in the Iringa region in support of […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 August 2021

Italia-Uganda, prestito agevolato per regione Karamoja

Italy and Uganda have signed a financial agreement for a facilitated loan which will be applied to implement a project for the promotion of recovery and development in the Karamoja region of Uganda (Karamoja Infrastructure Development Project II-KIDP II), as part of a broader plan of national development and the country’s peace program. Signing the […]

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Press Releases

27 July 2021

Foreign Ministry Note: Tigray; Sereni meets with the EUSR for the Horn of Africa, Weber

A meeting was held today at the Foreign Ministry between Deputy Minister Marina Sereni and the EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, Annette Weber, as an opportunity to exchange views and information on the situation in a region marked by conflict and instability, at the center of attention of Italian and European diplomacy. […]

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Diplomatic Network

13 July 2021

Pretoria: a bridge of fashion unites Italy and South Africa

The Embassy of Italy in Pretoria, South Africa, in partnership with Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana, SAFW (South African Fashion Week), Italian Trade Agency (ICE), Polimoda and Lineapelle, with the support of Nelson Mandela Forum Firenze launches the initiative “Fashion Bridges – I Ponti della Moda”. The project […]

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In detail

8 July 2021

Kenya – Maire Tecnimont signs an agreement for the construction of a power-to-fertilizer plant

Maire Tecnimont Group recently signed an agreement with the Dutch Oserian Development Group for the construction of a turnkey plant for the production of fertilizers for agricultural use in Naivasha, about 100 km from Nairobi, one of the main flower and fruit growing areas of the country. At the operational level, Maire Tecnimont will rely […]

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Press Releases

7 July 2021

Mozambique. Italian Cooperation operation to support the population of Cabo Delgado

A humanitarian flight to Pemba, Mozambique, departed today from the emergency humanitarian response base in Brindisi to help respond to the serious humanitarian situation in the province of Cabo Delgado, which has been the target of terrorist attacks since 2017, causing an increasing number of victims and displaced people every day. This is the third […]

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Press Releases

21 June 2021

Italy’s keen satisfaction with the appointment of Hon. Del Re as EU Special Representative for the Sahel

Italy warmly welcomes the appointment of Hon. Emanuela Claudia Del Re to the position of EU Special Representative for the Sahel. During her period of office as Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Del Re has followed with great passion and effectiveness the African continent and, in particular, the Sahel region both […]

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Press Releases

14 June 2021

Meeting of Minister Di Maio with the Ethiopian Minister of Justice

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi di Maio, has received today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Ethiopian Minister of Justice, Gedion Timothewos Hessebon.  The Ethiopian Minister has arrived in Rome to discuss the situation in Tigray on the instructions of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed. The Ethiopian delegation has […]

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