Africa

Press Releases

11 September 2020

Vice Minister Del Re presides over VTC on the situation in Mali

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re chaired an informal videoconference on the situation in Mali, which was attended by representatives from France, Germany, Spain, the EU, and the Sahel Alliance. The meeting was a useful opportunity to meet, also in view of the next meeting of the small group of the Coalition for the Sahel and […]

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Press Releases

11 September 2020

Vice Minister Del Re in conversation with the Mauritian Foreign Minister on the situation in Mali

The Vice Minister Del Re had a telephone conversation for an exchange of views on the situation in Mali with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. The latter reported to the Vice Minister on the outcome of his recent mission to Bamako and explained the Mauritanian position and the Nouakchott […]

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Press Releases

26 August 2020

NOTA FARNESINA – Freedom of religion in Sudan

As part of its international commitment to freedom of religion or belief, Italy has promoted – within the International Contact Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief (ICG-FORB) – a joint declaration on Sudan, aimed at expressing satisfaction and support for the democratic transition and reform process undertaken by the Transitional Government under civilian leadership. […]

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Interviews

21 August 2020

VM Del Re: “Truce in Libya offers ways out of the crisis” (Agenzia DIRE)

“Italy warmly welcomes the ceasefire in Libya, which offers a new possibility to a political way out, the only one possible, to an intricate crisis” – Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Emanuela Del Re declared today at the Dire agency. “We will continue to play our role of facilitation towards all parties involved – Ms […]

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Interviews

21 August 2020

Lebanon, Mali, Belarus. That is where Italy goes. The floor to Vice Minister Del Re (Formiche.net)

“Italy has always played an important role in Lebanon, now we need long-term projects: there will be a reconstruction programme as in the past for the Balkans. Mali tells Europe that we need to look more carefully at the Sahel. In Belarus, however, it is still too early to draw any conclusions”. Conversation of Formiche.net […]

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Press Releases

20 August 2020

Note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Mali

Italy looks with great concern at what is happening in Mali, with the violent subversion of the constitutional order. Italy hopes for a rapid return to dialogue between all the country’s representative forces and reaffirms its commitment to peace, stability, the protection of the rule of law and the fight against terrorism in Mali and […]

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Press Releases

19 August 2020

Vice Minister Del Re in conversation with Foreign Minister Kenya

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Kenya, Raychelle Omamo, which touched on many aspects of relations between the two countries, both bilaterally and in the multilateral context. LM Omamo expressed her country’s great appreciation for the way Italy has managed the serious pandemic emergency, representing a model […]

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Press Releases

7 August 2020

Conversation between Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde Luis Filipe Tavares

Yesterday Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had an conversation with the Foreign Minister of Cape Verde, Luis Filipe Tavares. The focus of the conversation – in addition to bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries – was an update on compatriot David Solazzo’s death. The two interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the excellent level of […]

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Press Releases

29 July 2020

South Sudan. Humanitarian flight in the framework of the “European Union Humanitarian Air Bridge

In the framework of the European Union Humanitarian Air Bridge launched by the European Commission DG ECHO to facilitate the movement of goods and humanitarian personnel in the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic, a humanitarian flight departing this morning from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi to South Sudan (Juba) was […]

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Press Releases

23 July 2020

Horn of Africa, Sereni talks with Somali Foreign Minister Awad

Vice Minister Marina Sereni had an extended video interview today with the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Ahmed Isse Awad. The conversation focused first of all on the themes of the international collaboration for the Covid-19 contrast, with the Somali Minister who thanked our Government for being at Mogadishu’s side in the […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 July 2020

Zambia, a webinar on investment opportunities

In line with the Pact for Export, set up with the encouragement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio, and signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 8 June, the Italian Embassy in Lusaka is organising a webinar tomorrow, Wednesday 22 July, dedicated to the new opportunities of the […]

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Press Releases

9 July 2020

Health Minister of Somalia to Del Re: thank you Italy for your help

Vice Minister Emanuela Del Re had a telephone conversation with the Health Minister of Somalia, Fawziya Abikar Nur. Minister Fawziya expressed to the Vice Minister the heartfelt thanks of the Somali government for the ongoing humanitarian operation. It began on July 5, with the first of three flights Brindisi-Mogadishu that will transport a total of […]

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