Africa

Diplomatic Network

16 November 2018

Senegal, CinemArena to inform of the risks run by migrants

Throughout the month of October, the CinemArena campaign was promoted in more than 20 Senegalese villages originating large migration flows to inform a large population segment, and especially youth and the most vulnerable categories of people, on the risks of irregular migration. The campaign, financed by the Foreign Ministry through the Africa Fund 2018, was […]

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Press Releases

15 November 2018

Italian Cooperation supports the SWALIM programme

The Joint Committee for Development Cooperation, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met today and approved, among other matters, a 3-million-Euro grant to support FAO’s SWALIM programme (Somali Water and Land Information Management), Phase VI in Somalia. The general objective of the SWALIM programme, which was first […]

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Diplomatic Network

13 November 2018

New Embassy opened in Conakry in Guinea

The new Italian Embassy was opened in Conakry in Guinea with a short ribbon-cutting ceremony. Ambassador, Livio Spadavecchia took the opportunity to highlight the business activities and cooperation provided by Italians, even during the 20 years the Embassy was closed in Conakry. He also announced a packed programme of cultural activities for the upcoming year. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

6 November 2018

Sudan: Italy in action against malnutrition

Italy confirms to be the champion of the struggle against malnutrition in Sudan. A meeting with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation organised by the Italian Embassy in Khartoum aimed to close ranks between the donors to the “SUN- Scaling Up Nutrition” project to tackle the primary causes of malnutrition through the joint action of […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 October 2018

Italian Cinema took centre stage at the ‘Cape Town Festival’

Italian cinema was the guest star at the ‘Cape Town Film Market and Festival’ (CTIFM and F) held in Cape Town. Matteo Garrone’s film ‘Dogman’ was awarded three of the most important prizes: Best Movie, Best Director and Best Actor; while the Best Actress prize was awarded to Ariane Ascaride for the Italian-French co-production ‘Isabelle’. This year’s […]

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In detail

25 October 2018

Alla Farnesina la seconda “Conferenza Ministeriale Italia – Africa”

  54 Paesi Africani, la grande maggioranza  rappresentati a livello ministeriale, e 13 Organizzazioni Internazionali, tra cui l’Unione Africana, per un totale di 350 Delegati, hanno partecipano alla Conferenza Italia-Africa che si è svolta il 25 ottobre alla Farnesina. Un grande evento che, nelle parole del Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione internazionale Enzo […]

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Events

25 October 2018

African Union and Res4Africa together for renewable energy sources

On the day that the Italy-Africa Conference is being held at the Farnesina, the African Union and Res4Africa signed a letter of intent to launch a project to train decision-makers, officials and operators in numerous African Countries with the aim of promoting the renewable energy sector. The training project will be structured into theoretical classes […]

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Press Releases

25 October 2018

Vice Foreign Minister Del Re holds bilateral meetings ahead of the Italy-Africa Conference

On the eve of the opening of the 2nd Italy-Africa Conference, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, had numerous bilateral meetings at the Farnesina with some of the Heads of Delegations in Rome for the Conference. In the morning, the Vice Minister received the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the […]

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Press Releases

25 October 2018

Incontri bilaterali della Vice Ministra Del Re alla vigilia della “Conferenza Italia – Africa”

Alla vigilia dell’inaugurazione della II edizione della Conferenza Italia-Africa, la Vice Ministra agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione Internazionale, Emanuela Del Re, ha svolto numerosi incontri bilaterali alla Farnesina, con alcuni dei Capi delle Delegazioni affluite a Roma. In mattinata, la Vice Ministra ha ricevuto la Commissaria per le Infrastrutture e l’Energia dell’Unione Africana, Amani […]

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Press Releases

24 October 2018

Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Foreign Ministers of Ethiopia and Eritrea

  Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea, Osman Saleh, and with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Workneh Gebeyehu, ahead of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference.  Today’s meeting is the second in a month after […]

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Events

24 October 2018

The Italy-Africa Conference also hosts an art exhibition from Ivory Coast

A selection from the exhibition ‘Ivory Coast: Identity and Vitality of Contemporary Art’ is on display at the Farnesina from 22 to 26 October, concomitantly to the Italy-Africa Conference. The exhibition represents an ideal voyage towards acquiring a deeper knowledge of the African continent. The exhibition itinerary, which will be followed by the participants of […]

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Press Releases

24 October 2018

Riunione del Ministro Enzo Moavero Milanesi con il Ministro degli Esteri dell’Angola, Manuel Domingos Augusto

  Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, ha avuto oggi alla Farnesina, alla vigilia della seconda “Conferenza ministeriale Italia – Africa”,  una riunione con Manuel Domingos Augusto, Ministro degli Affari Esteri dell’Angola, Paese a noi legato da una forte e storica amicizia. L’Italia è stata infatti il primo fra i Paesi dell’allora cosiddetto “mondo occidentale” a riconoscere l’Angola indipendente. Il Ministro Moavero ha sottolineato la grande importanza […]

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