The Italian Embassy in Kinshasa, in collaboration with the Italian cooperation office in the city of Goma and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), will launch a 20-day humanitarian assistance initiative on behalf of the refugees in North Kivu region. The Italian initiative will benefit 9000 families, an estimated 50,000 people.
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“Italy must get ready for Oslo”, NGO
“Italy can go to Oslo with empty hands. We must back political decisions with concrete actions”. So Giuseppe Schiavello, president of Campagna italiana contro le mine [Italian campaign against landmines], said during the conference held today in the Italian Senate in Rome, Italy. Vice minister of Italian foreign affairs, Enzo Scotti, was present with the […]
Kenyan community in Italy remember Were M. Mugabe
Last 3rd February the Kenyan community in Lecce, Italy, marched to remember Were Melitus Mugabe, a member of Parliament killed in front of his house. Mr Were used to travel very often between Kenya and the city of Lecce, Italy, where his wife and his daughters live. His friend, Chrise Ouma Pamba, sent us some […]
Zimbabwe: Mutambara interview on Aljazeera.net
Opposition leader Arthur Mutambara was interviewed on Aljazeera.net/english during ‘Frost over the world’ Frost over the World – Arthur Mutambara – 17 Oct 08
Nigeria: danger looms on Carter bridge
Danger may not be over yet for Lagosians, despite the rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge, as two other major bridges leading into Lagos Island, Eko and Carter bridges, may collapse soon except measures are taken urgently. Here we report the news published Kayode Ogundamisi on Facebook. A commissioned survey conducted by P.M.News on all […]
Italians friends of Africa… on the web
Among fears of racism, bigotry and violences motivated by racial tensions, there’s some good news. That is the existence of a forum for Italians about Africa. At this address, http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/africamica/, Italians discuss live on the web about Africa with Africans. We believe this is a good news especially at this time of hate and racial […]
Zimbabwe: food shortages in the country
As Zimbabwe faces one of its worst hunger year, women have taken much of the burden as they fight to feed their children. Acute food shortages in the country’s urban and rural villages have resulted in people going for days on end without food while some villagers have resorted to eating tree roots and wild […]
"The international community needs to listen" Mrs Shawa
“The international community needs to listen to the needs of the country because our problems we understand them better, we know them better”, Mary Shawa, secretary for nutrition, HIV and AIDS in the office of the President of Malawi, at the end of the forum on Africa’s development ended last friday the 3rd of October […]
“Our energy potential is enormous”, Namburete
“Our energy potential is enormous”, Mr Salvador Namburete, minister of energy of Mozambique, said to Africanews.it in Taormina last Friday the 3rd of October at the end of the Forum on Africa’s development.
“Malnutrition and AIDS are 1st priority problems”, Mrs Shawa
“Malnutrition and high level of HIV are first priority problems”, Mary Shawa, secretary for nutrition, HIV and AIDS in the Office of the President, Malawi, during the forum about the development of Africa in Taormina last Thursday the 2nd of October.