Africa

Cultural Diplomacy

5 March 2025

Kenya, Italian music at the Gede Ruins

On 15 February, the Italian Cultural Institute of Nairobi and the Italian Embassy organised an extraordinary cultural event at the Gedi National Monument, recently added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The concert, titled “Italian Classical Music. Under the Light of Gede Ruins“, was attended by around three hundred spectators and was a great success. […]

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Press Releases

3 March 2025

Italian citizens involved in a road accident in Kenya: two deaths

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the Embassy of Italy in Nairobi and the Honorary Consulate in Mombasa, is following the case of a road accident that occurred today in Kenya, near the town of Diani. A small bus carrying six Italians was involved in the accident, the circumstances of which are being ascertained by […]

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Press Releases

3 March 2025

Tajani on mission in Algeria, a key strategic partner in the Mediterranean and Africa

Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani is in Algiers today for a series of institutional meetings with the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, and the Minister of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energies, Mohamed Arkab. The mission is part of Italy’s […]

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Press Releases

26 February 2025

Deputy Minister Cirielli welcomes the Minister of Interior and Public Security of Senegal in Rome

Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, today received the Minister of Interior and Public Security of Senegal, Jean Baptiste Tine, at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina). During the meeting, key issues on the bilateral agenda were reviewed, especially cooperation in preventing and combating crime, but also cooperative management […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

26 February 2025

Dakar, “Souvenir d’Italie”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Dakar hosted a public programme to mark the conclusion of the exhibition Souvenir d’Italie, which was inaugurated during the 15th edition of the Biennale of Contemporary African Art, Dak’Art, and Partcours. Curated by Eugenio Viola, the exhibition featured works by Binta Diaw, Adji Dieye, and Délio Jasse. The programme, curated […]

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Press Releases

21 February 2025

Minister Tajani and the Italian diplomatic-consular network worldwide commemorate the fourth anniversary of the death of Ambassador Attanasio and Carabiniere scelto Iacovacci

On the eve of the fourth anniversary of the tragic death of Ambassador Luca Attanasio, victim of an attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021, together with Carabiniere scelto Vittorio Iacovacci and WFP driver Mustapha Milambo, Minister Antonio Tajani commemorated their sacrifice at a ceremony also attended by the Carabinieri Commander General, […]

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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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