“Sheikh Sharif Ahmed election in Somalia is an important turning point”, it is said in a press release by the Italian foreign ministry. Mr Frattini, the Italian foreign secretary, is satisfied of this election in Somalia because “it could bring peace and stability in Somalia“. “On Minister Frattini’s instructions, Director General for the Countries of ...
Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 3rd, a debate will be held in the Italian Senate about the Italy-Libya treaty signed by Prime Minister Berlusconi and the Libyan dictator Gaddafi last August 2008. Some Italians as well as some associations have launched an appeal against the deportation of African migrants in Libya. As the North African country has ...
The foreign secretary of Tunisia, Abdelwahab Abdallah, will meet tomorrow his Italian colleague, Franco Frattini, in Rome. The meeting will start around at noon in the Farnesina headquarter, the Italian foreign ministry said in a press release. ...
The president of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, said yesterday, Monday the 26 of January, that a resolution to the crisis in Zimbabwe must be found and that the time for talking was over. He said this during an extraordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit. ...
From the Parliament: Chamber: Green light for Italy-Libya treaty 22 January 2009 The Chamber of Deputies has approved the bill for the ratification of the friendship, partnership and cooperation treaty between Italy and Libya signed on 30 August 2008 by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the Libyan leader, Gheddafi. The bill, which now goes to ...
The Italian foreign ministry website has just published a list of countries and institutions offering grants and opportunities to students willing to relocale for a period of time. The participants will be younger than 35 years of age. The offering African countries are Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. This is the web address where you will ...
The 12th summit of the African Union will be hosted by the 26th of January in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The theme of this edition will be the development of infrastructure in Africa. As stated in a press release by the African Union the summit will follow this schedule: 26-27 January 2009: 17th Ordinary Session ...
A sit-in will take place in front of the ministry of Foreign affairs in Rome next 24 January at 2pm against the war in DR Congo. ...
An Italian research about immigration and business will be presented this thursday 15 of January 10.30 am in Milan, in Circolo della stampa, Corso Venezia 16 (Sala Montanelli). The study made by Ethnoland foundation is one of the few in Italy, a country that has known little immigration compared to other major European countries. Nevertheless ...
Italian blogger and passionate about Africa, Riccardo Barlaam, writes about the party held today and tomorrow in honour of late Chiara Lubich of the Focolari christian catholic movement, organised by the Bangwa people of Cameroon. ...