One of the most “friendly” music festival in Zanzibar has started yesterday. It is called “Saut busara za” and it will last in the famous East African island until February 17. The Saut za busara music festival is an appointment defined by many as one of the most interesting festivals and events across the entire […]
Senegal: Frattini ends visit in Africa
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.
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.
Frattini starts visiting Africa
Italian foreign minister, Franco Frattini, has arrived today in Africa. Until the 13th of February he will visit Angola, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Senegal. “Italy – as written in a press release by the Italian foreign minister – thinks that Africa is an important actor for the solution of global and regional problems. In this […]
Ethiopia asks for more Italian investments
The Ethiopian foreign minister visiting the Italian foreign ministry stressed the interest of his country to allow more Italian investments. This is what emerged from a meeting, held yesterday, between the foreign ministers of Ethiopia and Italy, Seyoum Mesfin and Franco Frattini.
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 […]
Cameroon: Italian NGOs manage responsible travel
We receive and we publish here an announcement by two Italian NGOs with projects in Africa. They are organising a travel to “discover the traditional theatre in Cameroon”. Fratelli dell’Uomo and Mascherenere Italian NGOs are organizing a fascinating journey into the Republic of Cameroon, in search of a theatrical tradition that moves with great vitality, […]