Africa

Press Releases

21 February 2025

G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Johannesburg under South African Presidency

The first G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting under the South African Presidency, which began on 1 December, concluded today in Johannesburg. On behalf of Minister Tajani, Undersecretary Maria Tripodi represented Italy at the event. On 20 February, discussions focused on the international geopolitical situation. Undersecretary Tripodi stressed that, amid an increasingly uncertain global landscape marked by […]

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Diplomatic Network

19 February 2025

New York, event on “Quantum Technology and Cybersecurity: Opportunities and Challenges”

On 18 February 2025, Italy organised an event in New York titled “Quantum Technology and Cybersecurity: Opportunities and Challenges,” on the occasion of the tenth session of the United Nations Working Group on Information and Communication Technology Security. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is at the forefront of promoting strong international action to safeguard […]

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Diplomatic Network

11 February 2025

Mali, an initiative to promote the textile industry

The Italian Ambassador to Mali, Stefano A. Dejak, and the Minister of Trade and Industry of the Government of Mali, Moussa Alassane Diallo, participated in the launch of an initiative to promote the textile industry that took place at the International Conference Centre in Bamako. Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic […]

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Press Releases

3 February 2025

G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

February 1, 2025 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, strongly condemn the Rwanda-backed M23 offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in particular, […]

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Press Releases

28 January 2025

Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Military clashes continue in Goma. Minister Tajani speaks with the Ambassador to Kinshasa

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had a telephone conversation today with the Italian Ambassador to Kinshasa to ascertain the condition of his compatriots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where there is ongoing unrest in Goma, following the entry of Rwandan M23 militias, and protests and assaults on several embassies in Kinshasa. The Italian Embassy […]

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Press Releases

24 January 2025

Joint press release Italy-Portugal – Meeting of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Italy and Portugal, Antonio Tajani and Paulo Rangel, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani and the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Paulo Rangel met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during which the main themes of bilateral and multilateral cooperation were discussed. Italy and Portugal seek to strategically strengthen their bilateral relations, in order to respond together to […]

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In detail

24 January 2025

Participation of Minister Tajani in the conference “Defeating HIV in Africa: an achievable goal”

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is attending the conference “Defeating HIV in Africa: an achievable goal”, promoted and organised by the Community of Sant’Egidio in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI). As part of the DREAM programme of the Community of […]

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Press Releases

23 January 2025

Undersecretary Tripodi speaks at “Empowering higher education in Africa: Italy and the UNESCO Chair Network”

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, spoke today in Rome at the event “Empowering higher education in Africa: Italy and the UNESCO Chair Network”, organised by the coordination network of Italian UNESCO Chairs (ReCUI) and the Treccani Institute of the Italian Encyclopaedia. “The Italian Government has a clear strategic […]

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Press Releases

22 January 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli opens the eighth edition of the Italy-Africa Business Week

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, inaugurated today at the Farnesina the Italy-Africa Business Week (IABW), a significant platform for economic dialogue with the African continent now in its eighth edition. Deputy Minister Cirielli was joined in opening the event by the Senegalese Minister of Microfinance and the Social and […]

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Events

24 December 2024

“African Innovation Leadership”, a Master for Entrepreneurship in Africa

During the final days of Italy’s G7 Presidency, the ‘African Innovation Leadership’ project was launched to develop skills and expertise in support of innovation and entrepreneurship on the African continent, with the aim of consolidating important collaborations in the field of science, technology and innovation between Italy and some of the African nations that are […]

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Economic Diplomacy

19 December 2024

Africa, AICS Overseas Office Directors Gather in Rome

Today in Rome, at the headquarters of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, the Annual Meeting of the Directors of AICS Offices abroad opens (19-21 December 2024). It will provide an opportunity for discussion and updating on cooperation issues. Africa will be at the centre of the debate, with spaces for reflection and debate on […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 December 2024

Launch of the Seydama project in Mali

The Ambassador of Italy to Mali Stefano A. Dejak attended – together with the Secretary General to the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Employment and Vocational Training of Mali Drissa Guindo, the IOM representative in Mali Boubacar Seybou, and the Governors of the regions of Segou and Kayes – a ceremony that reviewed the outcomes of the […]

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