Africa

Press Releases

1 June 2014

Priests released: Mogherini “overjoyed” by the news

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has confirmed the news of the release of two Italian priests, Gianantonio Allegri e Giampaolo Marta, who were kidnapped on 5 April 2014 along with a Canadian nun from the Tchere mission in Maroua diocese, in northern Cameroon. Sister Gilberte Bussière was also freed. “I’m overjoyed. I wish first of all […]

Read more

In detail

27 May 2014

Minister Mogherini opens Africa Day at the Farnesina

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held its annual Africa Day, this year in celebration of the 41st anniversary of the creation of the Organisation of African Unity, and the opening speech was delivered by Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini. “Italy wants to be part of the virtuous dynamism of the continent by making the […]

Read more

In detail

27 May 2014

Dei/Sole 24 Ore: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor

China: Haier push is on again for Indesit The race for control of Indesit was on again and the stock price rose on the Italian exchange. In recent weeks the American Whirlpool group seemed to be leading, with a possible mixed cash and stock offer. In the past few days though, according to leaks to […]

Read more

In detail

27 May 2014

Africa Day – Science cooperation for sustainable development

The foreign ministry held its traditional Africa Day today, and annual event that this year coincided with the 41st anniversary of creation of the Organisation of Africa Unity, which became the African Union in 2002.Minister Mogherini gave the opening speech and Under-Secretary Mario Giro closed the event. Invited guests included the Mission Heads of the […]

Read more

Press Releases

21 May 2014

Sud Sudan: Italia stanzia altri 3,5 mln di euro per interventi emergenza

L’Italia ha annunciato alla conferenzadi Oslo dei donatori sul Sud Sudan uno stanziamento di 3,5 milioni di euro, deciso dal ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini. I fondi sono destinati a finanziare interventi di emergenza: 1 milione e 500mila euro saranno affidati a Ong italiane e 2 milioni al canale multilaterale delle Agenzie delle Nazioni Unite […]

Read more

Press Releases

21 May 2014

Sud Sudan: Italia stanzia altri 3,5 mln di euro per interventi emergenza

Italy announced at a conference of South Sudan donors in Oslo that it would earmark an additional 3.5 million euro, as per a decision by Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini. The funds will go to emergency interventions as follows: 1.5 million to Italian NGOs and 2 million to multilateral Unite National agencies operating in […]

Read more

In detail

21 May 2014

Libreville – ‘Muccino’s ‘Baciami ancora’ opens Gabon Film Festival

Italian director Gabriele Muccino’s “Baciami ancora” opened the “La Semaine du Cinema Europeen” in the capital of Gabon, a film festival organised by the Italian embassy in Libreville together with the French, German and Spanish diplomatic missions and the EU delegation. Read more, in Italian.

Read more

In detail

19 May 2014

System Italy in Mozambique – Highly important business mission

From 19 to 21 May System Italy will make a business trip to Mozambique that promises to be one of exceptional importance. The delegation, led by Deputy Minister for Economic Development Carlo Calenda, will include the participation of 82 businesses, 6 professional associations and 5 banks. One of Italy’s most important missions to Sub-Saharan Africa […]

Read more

Press Releases

19 May 2014

Libya: Embassy in contact with Italians in Tripoli

The Italian embassy in Tripoli contacted all Italian nationals in the Libyan capital in order to ensure all forms of assistance in consideration of the situation resulting from the armed skirmishes of recent hours

Read more

Interviews

17 May 2014

Mogherini: «Ban Ki-moon la aiuterà. Pronto a compiere ogni passo per Meriam»

«Meriam è una mamma…Ecco, continuo a pensare a questo: Meriam è una mamma, come io sono una mamma. Continuo a pensare al piccolo che porta in grembo e all’ altro bambino che ora è in carcere con lei. Continuo a pensare a questa vicenda così atroce… A questa ragazza del Sudan così giovane, così coraggiosa, […]

Read more

Interviews

17 May 2014

Mogherini: «Ban Ki-moon la aiuterà. Pronto a compiere ogni passo per Meriam»

«Meriam è una mamma…Ecco, continuo a pensare a questo: Meriam è una mamma, come io sono una mamma. Continuo a pensare al piccolo che porta in grembo e all’ altro bambino che ora è in carcere con lei. Continuo a pensare a questa vicenda così atroce… A questa ragazza del Sudan così giovane, così coraggiosa, […]

Read more

In detail

16 May 2014

Mogherini at the UN: discussion with Ban Ki-moon – Talk at “Council on Foreign Relations”

The campaign against the death penalty will be one of the priorities of the Italian Presidency of the European Union, which starts on 1 July 2014. The point was made by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, one of the USA’s most distinguished think tanks. The topic was […]

Read more