Eventi
Kenya: Italy supports new program to train future professionals in cultural tourism
Nairobi, 27/08/2025 – Today marked the official launch of the initiative “Professional and Scientific Training for the Development of Cultural Tourism”, funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), and implemented by the National Museums of Kenya (NMK).
Italy Launches Programme to Train Somali Public Officials in the Health and Justice Sectors
The project aims to strengthen the competencies of Somali civil servants through the establishment of an Executive Master in Public Administration Management, offering two curricula focused on the strategic sectors of health and justice. The programme will train 140 public officials and 10–15 university lecturers, ensuring the sustainability of the training process.
SPeRA Conference 2025: Focus on Universities, Territorial Partnerships, and Human Rights
This year, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) is participating in the "Italy-Africa-SPeRA Conference," an annual event organized by its counterpart, the Consortium, which brings together over 50 volunteer organizations operating in Africa in the social, training, construction, and healthcare sectors. The aim is to foster discussion and collaboration.
Somalia Rising: AICS Nairobi Webinar at the ASviS Festival
The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) in Nairobi and the Embassy of Italy in Mogadishu will take part in the ASviS Festival with the online event “Somalia Rising”, an opportunity to reflect on the country’s path to recovery and on the contribution of international cooperation.
March 8: AICS Commitment to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
These voices take center stage in our narrative, as beneficiaries, activists, and collaborators share the progress achieved and the challenges ahead in the development and humanitarian projects implemented in partner countries.
Bottom-up Approach, Local Knowledge, and the Role of Diasporas: AICS at the Italy-Africa Business Week 2025
Director Marco Riccardo Rusconi spoke at the opening of the eighth edition of the Italy-Africa Business Week (IABW) at the Farnesina. This annual event brings together African business and finance leaders with Italian stakeholders, and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) has participated since its start
AICS Nairobi brings Kenya to COP29: stories of women, conservation, and peace
The panel titled "Empowering Women, Conserving Nature, Building Peace: solutions from Kenya community conservancies", organized by AICS Nairobi together with the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), offered a journey through Kenya’s remote communities, showcasing how conservancies are transforming the fight against climate change, advancing women’s empowerment, and promoting peace.
Towards the Future Summit. International cooperation, multilateralism, civil society
Giunto alla sua ottava edizione, il Festival dello Sviluppo Sostenibile è la più grande iniziativa italiana per sensibilizzare e mobilitare cittadini, giovani generazioni, imprese, associazioni e istituzioni sui temi della sostenibilità economica, sociale e ambientale. L’Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo è un partner dell’iniziativa anche per questa stagione e contribuisce al programma della manifestazione.
The new office of the AICS regional headquarters was inaugurated in Nairobi
With a total portfolio of approximately 255 million Euros, which includes donated, aid credit and European Union-funded initiatives, the Aics regional headquarters in Nairobi collaborates with a vast network of local and international partners, operating in field of development and emergency to respond to the various challenges and fragilities that characterize a region that is as promising as it is complex.
Kenyan coffee arrives at SIGEP in Rimini thanks to AICS and ICE
Thanks to the collaboration between the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and Italian Trade Office (ITA/ICE) offices in Nairobi, a representation of six coffee cooperatives, part of the entrusted initiative "Revamping the Gourmet Coffee Production in Kenya" (AID 11767), is present at the fair, to promote coffee Kenyan on foreign markets and foster connections between coffee growers' cooperatives and buyers
Somalia’s immense economic potential highlighted at Mogadishu conference
The Somali Economic Conference was organized by the Federal Government of Somalia’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The event was financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) as part of its efforts to increase economic opportunities and job creation in Somalia through the creation of synergies between the Somali and the Italian private sectors.