Italian literary award Grinzane has launched this year for the first time the “Grinzane for Africa award“. “The first edition of the Premio Grinzane for Africa – it’s written on Grinzane.it – will be held in Addis Abeba from 22 to the 24 October 2008“.
Festival Internazionale: strong African participation
Italian weekly “Internazionale” has organised its festival, as it does every year in Ferrara. The festival which hosted many Africans artists, writers, poets and journalists ended last 5 October. This year Italian-Ethiopian writer Ghermandi took part together with writer Waberi from Gibuti and poet Patel from Kenya.
Algeria: Medelci meets Italian colleague Frattini
Algerian foreign minister Medelci has just met Italian colleague Frattini in Rome. This is for preparing the second Algeria-Italy summit to be hosted in Algiers before the end of December this year. Both foreign minister stressed their common view on the steps Italy and Algeria will have to take for the improvement of their relationship. […]
It's time for MobileActive08
The MobileActive08 started yesterday in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference theme this year is “Unlocking the Potential of Mobile Technology for Social Impact”. MobileActive08 is hosted by Southern African NGO Network and MobileActive.org and it will last until the 15 of October at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg.
"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 […]
“Africa will be better represented”, Emeagwali
“Today Africans are not well represented on the web. But I think this will change with time”, Philip Emeagwali said at the end of the conference on Africa’s development held last week, Friday the 3rd of October in Taormina, Italy. Below, you can watch the video interview to Africanews.it How do you think ICT, internet […]
“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.
Barcamp Africa live on the web
Here you can watch Batrcamp Africa live on the web. Video clips at Ustream
“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.
“Sino-Africa partnership is strategic” – Zhang Bin
“In the new century, Sino-African relation is the new type strategic partnership, aiming at down-to-earth and pragmatic cooperation”, professor Zhang Bin of China institute of international studies said during his speech at the Forum on Africa’s development ended in Taormina last Friday the 3rd of October. “China is the largest developing country in the world”, […]