Africa

Interviews

7 November 2016

Gentiloni – Avramopoulos: “Migrants, helping Africa to help Europe” (La Repubblica)

Dear Editor, the challenges raised by the migration flows to Europe during these last few years have shown that we need a global approach reaching well beyond European borders. This is why the European Union launched a new strategy with the aim of defining a Compact with the principal Countries of origin and transit of […]

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2 November 2016

Italian Economic Diplomacy – 2 November: latest news from the world

Third Italy-South Africa Summit promoted by Ambrosetti in Johannesburg, South Africa The third Italy-South Africa summit, organised by The European House -Ambrosetti with the support of the Italian Embassy in Johannesburg, was attended by some 200 Italian, South African and other African businessmen. Four main business sectors stood out as having the greatest business potential between […]

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28 October 2016

Uganda – 110th Anniversary of the Rwenzori Expedition by the Duke of Abruzzi

On the occasion of the celebrations for the 110th anniversary of the historic expedition to Uganda of the Duke of Abruzzi – organized by the Ugandan Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities with the support of the Ugandan Ministry of Defense – and of the first climb to the Margherita peak (5.109mt), the Embassy of […]

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28 October 2016

Zambia – Italy’s new humanitarian mission

A new Italian humanitarian mission has started in Zambia. Following the success of the initiative launched last February, ten voluntary professionals, coordinated by two heart surgeons, Stefano Marianeschi and Carlo Massini, are currently working at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka to operate on 10 children suffering from serious heart pathologies and to upgrade the […]

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27 October 2016

Mozambique – Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival attracts big audiences

The Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival is back and ready to enliven the nights of Maputo. Now at its 12th edition, the musical kermesse is considered a consolidated event that further cements the ties of friendship and cultural exchange between the two countries also by promoting a fruitful interaction between Italian and local musicians. The Festival opening […]

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Press Releases

25 October 2016

Lake Chad: Italy allocates 6.3 million euros for emergency actions in favour of Boko Haram victims

Italy has allocated 6.3 million euros for emergency actions in the four countries of the Lake Chad Basin, namely Nigeria, Cameroun, Chad and Niger, which are facing the consequences of Boko Haram’s radical and extremist violence. The actions will be carried out by Italian civil society organisations and other non-profit stakeholders working in the four Countries.  Actions […]

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25 October 2016

Italy and Kenya renew the “Luigi Broglio” Space Centre Agreement (Trento, 24 October 2016)

Fabrizio Nicoletti, the head of the Unit for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), commented the renewal of the agreement between Italy and Kenya for Malindi’s “Luigi Broglio” Space Centre. He said: “Supporting our points of excellence in the aerospace sector – at bilateral and multilateral level […]

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25 October 2016

Sudan – Course on Peacekeeping and conflict management winds up in Khartoum

A course on the Italian experience in peacekeeping has just wound up in Khartoum. The first course on “Training Programme for Conflict Management” was closed at the presence of the director of the Peace Research Institute of the University of Khartoum, the Italian Ambassador to Sudan and the coordinator of the international activities of the […]

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Press Releases

21 October 2016

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni receives the President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré

The meeting, which took place at a time when a democratic transition process is in motion in the African country, highlighted the political will to strengthen the political ties with Italy and the attention Italy pays to the whole of the Sahel region.The talks focused, among other issues, on relaunching the bilateral political and economic […]

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16 October 2016

Gentiloni: “The Budget Bill will give us more strength in the world”

“More funds for cooperation, Migration Compact and to promote culture”. ​ The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, highlighted the main measures in the Budget Bill that strengthen the instruments of Italy’s foreign policy. Development cooperation funds are increased by another 120 million euros. An equal increase was decided in 2016 and […]

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14 October 2016

Uganda – The “Guiness Record woman” cyclist Paola Gianotti to support the women in Karamoja

The Italian cyclist, Paola Gianotti, holds two Guinness world records: the fastest woman to circumnavigate the world by bicycle and the fastest woman to cycle through the 48 contiguous states within the USA.In her second world record venture, Paola raised funds in favor of the Ugandan women in the Karamoja region.With the support of the […]

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8 October 2016

The ​Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, attended the Expo Blue Sea Land

The ​Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, attended the Expo Blue Sea  Land, open in Mazara del Vallo from 6 to 9 October. Blue Sea Land 2016 – this year at its fifth edition – is the international Expo of the agro-food districts of the Mediterranean, Africa and the Middle East. The Expo […]

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