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4 November 2014
Gabon – Jazz concert for Italian Language Week

The Puglia Jazz Factory’s concert in Libreville, held in conjunction with the 14th annual Italian Language Week, was a complete sell-out, drawing an audience of nearly 400, who included representatives of the Gabon government, diplomatic corps, Italian residents, students of the Italian language and Italian culture enthusiasts in general. Read more, in Italian

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4 November 2014
Ghana – Ambassador in Accra: business support priority

Ghana is a promising country and Italian firms are not concealing their strong interest. A small but dynamic Italian embassy is a team player, making the timely communication of economic opportunities its mission, as Italian ambassador in Accra Laura Carpini pointed out in the margins of the ‘Ghana Trade and Investment Forum’ organised by the […]

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2 November 2014
Burkina Faso: Italian nationals monitored by Crisis Unit

The Farnesina Crisis Unit is monitoring developments in Burkina Faso, where no Italian nationals appear to have been involved in the incidents. As always in situations of the sort, the Crisis Unit continues to monitor Italian nationals in the area, in close collaboration with our embassy accredited for that country, by text message, email and […]

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1 November 2014
Paolo Gentiloni, new Minister for Foreign Affairs installed at the Farnesina

The Hon. Paolo Gentiloni formally took over as Minister for Foreign Affairs from outgoing Minister Federica Mogherini. The two ministers met for an exchange of views on the main international crisis areas and pending commitments. Thanking the new High Representative for Foreign And Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, Federica Mogherini, Minister Gentiloni […]

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31 October 2014
Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Ghana: grande successo del Trade Investment Forum (in translation)

Ghana: grande successo del Trade Investment Forum Grande successo ha registrato questa mattina il Trade Investment Forum organizzato alla Farnesina dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale e dalla rappresentanza dell’UNIDO in Italia. All’evento hanno partecipato una folta delegazione istituzionale ed imprenditoriale ghanese e oltre 200 imprese italiane. Nel corso del Forum sono […]

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31 October 2014
Italy-Ghana – Great potential for economic relations, says Valensise

“The potential for economic relations between Italy and Ghana is of great interest. Our country is present there, and our companies have success stories to tell. But there are margins for improvement as far as our presence concerned”. These were the words of the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, as he opened […]

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29 October 2014
Cameroon – Music and the Made in Italy brand for “Italian Language Week”

The Italian Embassy in Yaoundé has organised a number of events to mark the 14th “Italian Language in the World Week”. Initiatives include concerts by the Caronte group in Douala and Yaoundé, organised with support from Pirelli, Alpicam and UTA, with the collaboration of Brussels Airlines and the Institut Français in Cameroon. Other initiatives include […]

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27 October 2014
UN-EU: peacekeeping, new strategies

The best practices and lessons learnt through the Plan of Action for enhancing CSDP support for UN peacekeeping adopted in July 2012 by the Council of the European Union, was the focus of a high-level international workshop held at the Farnesina and organized by MAECI within the framework of the Italian EU Presidency. The event […]

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24 October 2014
Mozambique – Celebrates peace with Festival Jazz

Mozambique plans to celebrate the anniversary of the peace accords to the tunes of a jazz festival organised by the Italian embassy in Maputo, which runs from today through Saturday. Now in its 10th edition, the Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival was created to commemorate the accord signed on 4 October 1992 that put an end to […]

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23 October 2014
Cape Town – Italian Ambassador’s benefit regata

On the strength of the success of the 2013 “Italian Ambassador’s Perennial Trophy”, the benefit event will be repeated on November 1st, when noted local South African celebrities, politicians, sports stars, entertainers, artists, business persons and sailing enthusiasts will set sail. They will be joined by the socially underprivileged youth sponsored by the Rcyc Sailing […]

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21 October 2014
Ghana – Italian cinema, music and architecture

The Italian embassy in Ghana is celebrating Italian Culture Week with a series of exhibitions, seminars and film screenings. The cycle opened with the seminar “Two cultures, same rhythms”, featuring Anna Nacci, founder of the “We are the Children” project. Three film screenings included “Pinocchio” by Luigi Comencini, “Generazione mille euro” by Massimo Venier, and […]

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