Concert “Il Canto delle Rotte: incontro tra bandoneon e percussioni” by Daniele di Bonaventura and Alfredo Laviano
Last night, Daniele di Bonaventura playing the bandoneon and Alfredo Laviano playing the drums performed the concert “Il Canto delle Rotte: incontro tra bandoneon e percussioni” (The Song of the Rottes: A Meeting between Bandoneon and Percussion) at Cinema Roma in Asmara. The two artists performed several improvised pieces inspired by their own compositions, folk […]
Read moreConcert “Novecento italiano al cinema: Morricone, Rota, Marianelli”
On February 18th, the Asmara Theater hosted the concert “Novecento Italiano al Cinema: Morricone, Rota, Marianelli,” performed by the duo of Maurizio Baglini (piano) and Silvia Chiesa (cello). For over twenty years, they have performed at major international events, with a vast repertoire, particularly chamber music. The concert was organized in collaboration with the Commission […]
Read moreHolocaust Remembrance Day January 27, 2026
Holocaust Remembrance Day January 27, 2026
Read moreAmbassador Alfonso Di Riso presents his Letter of Credence to the President of the State of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki
Ambassador Alfonso Di Riso presented his Letter of Credence to President Isaias Afwerki of the State of Eritrea, in the presence of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh on 4 December 2025. During the meeting, while recalling the deep historical ties that unite Italy and Eritrea, the state of bilateral relations was discussed, with particular attention to […]
Read moreCHANGE IN THE AMOUNT OF CONSULAR FEES FOR SCHENGEN VISAS AS FROM 11 JUNE 2024
Following a recent amendment to Article 16 of the European Union Visa Code concerning the amount of fees for Schengen visas, we inform the applicants that the following new fees will be charged from 11 June 2024: – 90 Euros (1505 Nakfa at the consular exchange rate in force in the second quarter of 2024); […]
Read moreDEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER EMANUELA DEL RE VISITS THE HORN OF AFRICA
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, has just returned from a very intense visit to the Horn of Africa that took place from 3 to 10 December. The Deputy Minister travelled to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia in accordance with a very tight schedule of institutional meetings at the […]
Read morePLASTIC FREE FARNESINA
As part of the “Farnesina Verde” (“Green Farnesina”) project which sees the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and its diplomatic and consular network committed to promoting environmental sustainability, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, and the Secretary General of the MAECI, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni, today presented the new […]
Read moreITALY-AFRICA CONFERENCE – VIDEO BY AMBASSADORS OF ITALY IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
In the occasion of the Second Italy-Africa Conference held in Rome on the 25th October 2018, Farnesina released a video with contributions from a number of Ambassadors of Italy in African Countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12mhOwU5PGY&feature=youtu.be
Read moreSPEECHES GIVEN BY PRESIDENT MATTARELLA AND PRIME MINISTER CONTE IN THE OCCASION OF THE SECOND ITALY-AFRICA CONFERENCE HELD IN ROME ON THE 25TH OCTOBER 2018
The speeches of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and of the President of the Council of Ministers, Giuseppe Conte, given on the occasion of the Second Italy-Africa Conference held in Rome on the 25th October 2018 are now available at the following addresses: Speech by the President of the Republic Mattarella https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/18429 Speech by […]
Read moreFARNESINA HOSTS THE SECOND ITALY-AFRICA CONFERENCE (25TH OCTOBER 2018)
The Italy-Africa Conference being held today at the Farnesina involves 54 African Countries, mostly represented at ministerial level, and 13 International Organizations, including the African Union, for a total of 350 delegates. It is a big event that, in the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, “represents the […]
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