The forum on Africa, organised by Fondazione Banco di Sicilia and The European House Ambrosetti, has ended the 2 October 2009 in Taormina, Italy. In this page you will find all the interviews made during the two days forum in Sicily, Italy. On our Picasa you can watch all the photos: DAY 1, DAY 2 […]
Forum Taormina on Africa: third edition ended
The third edition of the Forum on Africa, organised in Taormina (Sicily, Italy) by Fondazione Banco di Sicilia and The European House Ambrosetti, hosted the presentation of two projects: one of telemedicine and an agri-food park. Yesterday, Friday October 2nd, was dedicated to agribusiness and sustainability. The day began with speeches by Paolo Borzatta (The […]
Nigeria: a key fighter in Niger Delta about to surrender
In less than 24 hours to the deadline of an amnesty, offered by the Federal government of Nigeria, a Key fighter, Tompolo is preparing to surrender with more than 3,000 of his follow fighters. This was made known yesterday, to Vanguard, one of Nigerians’ leading newspapers. The ceremony, according to Vanguard, will take place in one […]
Forum Taormina: Africa and global business crisis
The Forum on Africa in Taormina (Italy) has began with a lot of attention and participations by attendants from Africa, Europe and other continents. The whole venue, which is this year the third edition, has started at 3 pm. The first half of the afternoon has been introduced by Giovanni Puglisi, president of Banco id […]
Forum Africa Taormina: from 3pm on our Twitter
By this afternoon Africanews.it will follow the forum on Africa in Taormina (Italy). You can follow live updates on our Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/africanewsitaly
"IMF welcomes China helping Africa” – Ewenczyk
Before the start today of the Forum on Africa in Taormina (Sicily, Italy), we interviewed Pierre Ewenczyk of the IMF. Later this afternoon Ewenczyk is scheduled to talk about the ‘global economic outlook’ beside Caleb Fundanga of the Bank of Zambia and Dominick Salvatore of Fordham University and advisor of South Africans reserve bank.
Concert in Paris for DR Congo
A concert for the Democratic Republic of Congo will be held in Paris next Wednesday 14 October. The reasone behind this invent is in particular to say no to “sexual violences as a war weapon”. The concert will be held in La Bellevilloise, 19-21, rue Boyer – 75020 Paris (France) by 20.30. Nearest underground stations: […]
Kenya: Italian Ngo Lvia manage project for drought
Since August 2009 the north-east of Kenya suffer a severe drought. The Italian NGO LVIA has a project in the East African country for this. “According to the UN World Food Program – it is written in a note from LVIA – a Kenyan out of ten needs assistance. The intervention of the UN in […]
Somalia: leader defends peacekeepers’ killings
A radical Islamist leader in Somalia said Sunday that a suicide attack that killed 21 African Union peacekeepers was the right thing to do. Mr Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said Thursday’s attack was meant to defend Islam. “The Islamic religion permits such kinds of attacks if they are against known enemies and in the defence […]
Africa and climate change: the imported disaster
Italian website Terranauta.it has published an interesting interview to Robert Molteno of SOAS, School of Oriental and African Studies, about how climate change will affect mostly Africa and why it will be so.