Africa

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27 May 2015

DEI – Ethiopia: Teff flour exports to resume in July

Starting in July 2015, 48 Ethiopian companies will be able to resume exports of teff flour. Teff is a widely used food grain in the country. The government has in part removed the export ban initially established in 2006 owing to fears that food production would fail to keep pace with rising demand. Various parties, […]

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27 May 2015

Addis Ababa – “Driving in Addis” on display at our Embassy in Ethiopia

“Driving in Addis” is the title of a project by photographer Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine that aims to recount the structural transformations of Addis Ababa from a taxi: a means of transport but also an observation post. An exhibition of about 40 photos will open on Italian National Day (2 June) in the gardens of […]

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Accreditation Notices

25 May 2015

Accreditation Notice: Africa Day 2015 – “The Role of Energy for Sustainable Growth in Africa” (Farnesina, 27 May 2015)

A seminar on “The Role of Energy for Sustainable Growth in Africa” will take place at the Farnesina at 10.00 on Wednesday 27 May 2015 as part of the Africa Day 2015 event. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Minister for the Environment and the Protection of the Land […]

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18 May 2015

Maputo – 10 years of biotechnology cooperation with Italy

The “Eduardo Mondlane” University in Maputo celebrated its 10th anniversary. Created within the context of Italy-Mozambique university cooperation involving the Universities of Rome, Pisa and Sassari, and the contributions of the Italian government and other national and international partners, the institution is now one of southern Africa’s centres of excellence for interdisciplinary research applied to […]

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Press Releases

16 May 2015

Italian Cooperation flight carries aid for refugees and displaced in Northern Cameroon fleeing Boko Haram

A flight carrying a shipment of humanitarian aid from the Italian Cooperation left the UNHRD logistical base in Brindisi earmarked for the thousands of internally displaced persons of Cameroon and Nigerian refugees — UN estimates cite 74,000 — who have fled to northern Cameroon to escape the violence of the fundamentalist terror group Boko Haram. […]

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13 May 2015

Baku – Special eventing to promote Made in Italy

A special Made in Italy promotional evening was held in Baku, where Visionnaire and Maserati joined up to celebrate their newly formed collaboration. A Maserati “Ghibli” and “Quattroporte” greeted guests in the Visionnaire showroom of the Azerbaijani capital for an evening of Italian food and wine to the music of DJ Elio Sanchez, all under […]

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7 May 2015

ENI’s international presence: meeting at the Farnesina

ENI’s international presence: meeting at the Farnesina, an analysis of trends in the global energy markets and the outlook for the energy sector’s integration in the European framework. These were the key topics at a meeting held today at the Farnesina with ENI’s chief executive officer, Claudio Descalzi, and foreign ambassadors accredited to Rome. The […]

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4 May 2015

Space- “Astrosamantha” comes to the schools of South Africa

Some 30 students at an elementary school in Mafikeng — a rural northwest provincial area 300 km from Pretoria — had a special treat on 2 May: an encounter with Captain Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian Airforce pilot and astronaut aboard the European Space Agency (ESA) International space station on the “Futura” mission. The radio contact was […]

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Press Releases

30 April 2015

Concern over recent violence in Burundi

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed concern over the recent violence in Burundi within the context of the campaign for the June presidential elections. The Farnesina urged the Burundi government to ensure the peaceful and correct conduction of the electoral process and the Burundi people’s exercise of their civil and political rights. […]

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Press Releases

30 April 2015

Concern over recent violence in Burundi

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed concern over the recent violence in Burundi within the context of the campaign for the June presidential elections. The Farnesina urged the Burundi government to ensure the peaceful and correct conduction of the electoral process and the Burundi people’s exercise of their civil and political rights. […]

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Press Releases

21 April 2015

“Africa and the Mediterranean are a foreign policy priority for Italy”, says Gentiloni

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, attended the first working lunch organised by the African diplomatic corps in Rome. The aim of the lunch, which took place today, 21 April 2015, was to review and analyse the outlook for, and Italy’s strategies with respect to, the continent. “Africa and the Mediterranean […]

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17 April 2015

Italian Economic Diplomacy – 17 April: Latest World News

South Africa: Enel Green Power awarded 3 wind power projects ENEL Green Power was awarded the right to  conclude power supply contracts with the South African utility company Eskom for a total of 425 MW in wind power projects in the 4th phase of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) promoted by […]

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