Africa

Press Releases

15 March 2019

Deputy Minister Del Re opens a conference on “Migration, reception, inclusion, co-development – The role of Med-African diasporas”at the Chamber of Deputies

​Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re opened a conference entitled “Migration, reception, inclusion, co-development – The role of Med-African diasporas”, which was held at the Chamber of Deputies on 14 March last.   Organized by CIPMO, Centro Italiano per la pace in Medio Oriente, in  partnership with Confronti, a study centre and magazine, the event was […]

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Press Releases

11 March 2019

Confirmed the presence of 8 Italian citizens on Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302​

​The Foreign Ministry confirms the presence of 8 Italian citizens on  Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 to Nairobi. The Crisis Unit was activated immediately after the accident and remains in close contact with the families so as to continue providing them with all the assistance possible. 

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Press Releases

11 March 2019

C​ondolences of Minister Moavero Milanesi for the victims of the tragic airplane crash

“I am deeply touched by the very said news of the tragic airplane crash in Ethiopia. I stand by the families of the victims, to whom I express my sincerest and heartfelt condolences,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi. He also assured that the Foreign Ministry will put utmost […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 March 2019

Johannesburg hosts an exhibition to celebrate 70 years of Italian fashion

The reproductions of 30 iconic vintage models of Italian haute couture are showcased at a retrospective exhibition entitled “70 years of Fashion Genius.” Organized by Consulate General of Italy in Johannesburg and curated by Francesco Lofaro, the exhibition displays the best in Italian fashion handicraft and is also an opportunity to celebrate 14 Italian master […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 March 2019

Niger: training course on skills for combating terrorism

Upon the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa, a training course was held in Niamey, Niger, on investigation techniques to be used in combating terrorism restricted to 20 local judges and magistrates. The aim of the course was to boost terrorism combating skills and […]

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Diplomatic Network

1 March 2019

Zambia: an Italian Cultural Centre to open in Lusaka

An Italian Cultural Centre will soon be opened in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, and will be located near the Italian School. The Centre is planned to host a multi-functional hall with a capacity for 300 spectators for theatre and music performances (it is fitted with a piano and an audiovisual system) and film screenings […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 February 2019

Kampala: Smiling Toys against childhood cancer

The distribution of toys, collected in Italy, to the young patients atf the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala concluded the initiative with which the Embassy of Italy celebrated the International Childhood Cancer Day. The event was attended by Ambassador Domenico Fornara, Deputy Health Minister Joyce Moriku Kaducu and a delegation from the Italian association AFRON […]

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Press Releases

21 February 2019

Deputy Foreign Minister Del Re meets with the CEO of the “Global Partnership for Education”

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, received at the Farnesina Alice Albright, the CEOof the “Global Partnership for Education” (GPE). The GPE is the major international partnership dedicated to access to education in developing Countries that puts together donors, developing Countries, civil society, philanthropists and the private sector, and to […]

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In detail

18 February 2019

Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Brussels to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council

Minister Moavero Milanesi is in Brussels to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council.Horn of Africa, Ukraine, Syria and Venezuela on the agenda.

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Diplomatic Network

13 February 2019

Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela del Re at the UN training centre in Turin

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, visited the UN International Training Centre in Turin. On meeting the interim director of UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute), Bettina Ticci Bartsiotas, the Deputy Foreign Minister discussed the perspective of relaunching the Institute, which has the active support of […]

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Press Releases

7 February 2019

Italy and IFAD sign a new framework agreement

Today, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, and the Director General of the International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD, Gilbert Houngbo, signed a new framework partnership agreement aimed at updating the context of the cooperation relations between Italy and IFAD, laying down general rules applicable to all the future […]

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Press Releases

5 February 2019

Mission in Angola

Mission in Angola. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is participating in the State Visit to Angola by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella

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