Italian foreign secretary, Franco Frattini, has ended today his visit in Africa after meeting with journalists and visiting some Ngos partially funded by the Italian foreign ministry. In the last few days Frattini visited Angola, Nigeria, Sierra Leone e Senegal.
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Burundi: imprisoned journalist runs for president
What we publish here is a short video showing journalist Alexis Sinduhije explaining what is happening between Africa-West relations and how is the situation in Burundi. As he says in the video, he is about to leave journalism to run for President of Burundi at the next 2010 elections. Alexis Sinduhije is a very famous […]
Santiago Zannou wins the Spanish Goya award
Director Santiago Zannou has recently won the Goya award in Madrid, according to the website cinemafrica.org.
Libya: Gaddafi and the 'United States of Africa'
The Libyan leader Gaddafi wants the unification process of Africa to be as fast as possible. Though not everyone of the African leader gathered recently in Addis Ababa, for the African Union summit, would agree with him about the speed of the process. Reporter Ewanfoh Obehi Peter review the situation and the political debate. Like […]
2500 names against migrants deportations in Libya
2500 people have already signed a call in Italy “against migrants’ deportations to Libya”, as stated in an email we just received. Many people signed the petition, some of them are importante names of the entertainment industry, culture, cinema, theatre, both from Italy and elsewhere. Among them: Dario Fo, Marco Paolini, Ascanio Celestini, Franca Rame, […]
Libya: Italian Senate validate peace treaty
The Senate of Italy, the upper house of the Italian parliament, has approved yesterday the peace treaty with Libya signed by Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and Libyan dictator, Muhammar Gaddafi, last year on the 30 of August. A press release by the Italian foreign ministry specify that the agreement ends all contentious matters between […]
Tunisia: Abdullah meets Italian colleague Frattini
Last 28th of January, the foreign minister of Tunisia, Abdelwahab Abdallah, has met his Italian colleague, Franco Frattini. The main theme of the talks has been immigration. Minister Frattini said that he will check on the possibility for more Tunisians willng to move to Italy looking for work, whilst his colleague of Tunisia expresses the […]
DR Congo: travel to Kinshasa
We Receive via email and we publish this announcement by I.RE.D. Africa (Réseau Innovation pour le Developpement), “Innovation network for development”.
Somalia: Frattini satisfied by Ahmed election
“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 […]
Libya: appeal against deportations
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 […]