First consortium meeting of the UNITAFRICA project
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Addis Abeba hosted the first consortium meeting of the UNITAFRICA project (Empowering Academic Cooperation between Italy and Africa), with the participation of rectors and professors from 18 countries of the African continent, in addition to representatives of numerous Italian universities. It is a strategic initiative (within the TNE-Transnational Education Initiatives […]
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Jazz concert by Paolo Fresu and Omar Sosa
Our Jazz Festival “Italian-Ethiopian Jazz Dialogue” ends on 7 May 2025, with a concert by the two great artists of our time, Paolo Fresu (trumpet, flugelhorn, effects) and Omar Sosa (piano, effects).
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International Jazz Day – Festival “Italian-Ethiopian Jazz Dialogue” (II edition) – Eddie & The Kids
The Italian-Ethiopian festival opened by the world jazz icon, Mulatu Astatke, continues on the 29 and 30 April 2025 with two special concerts on the occasion of the International Jazz Day. The double appointment, at the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa and African Jazz Village, represents the last stage of the “Jazz in Africa” […]
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Series of meetings “In-Ascolto” (Ethiopian Music between Past and Present)
We are starting our new initiative in the name of Italian-Ethiopian artistic dialogue: a series of meetings, curated by Prof. Gianpaolo Chiriacò and dedicated to the history and development of local music, with the participation of scholars and musicians from both countries! April 29th, 2025: Seminar May 13th, 2025: Collective listening May 27th, 2025: Workshop
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Project “Italians in Ethiopia after 1941”
Join us at the presentation of the project “Italians in Ethiopia after 1941” promoted by Comites Ethiopia thanks to the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, the Embassy of Italy to Ethiopia and the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Abeba. Don’t miss the screening of the documentary and the […]
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Screening or Alessandro Tonda’s film “The Negotiator”
Released in March in Italian cinemas, the film “The Negotiator” is soon arriving in Addis Ababa , and will be presented here by its delegated producer Francesco Scavelli, director Alessandro Tonda & actors Claudio Santamaria (in the leading role of Nicola Calipari) & Massimiliano Rossi (in the role of Tiber). The film is a tribute […]
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Second Edition of Made in Italy Day
Several events were held on April 15 in Addis Ababa to celebrate the Second Edition of Made in Italy Day. In the morning, at the auditorium of the IIC, the first Italy-Ethiopia Economic Dialogue was organized by the Embassy, in collaboration with ICE, the participation of AICS, and articulated in several sessions with speeches by […]
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The 10th International Congress “Skin on the Move”
The 10th International Congress “Skin on the Move” kicks off at the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa! This scientific event is annually curated by Prof. Aldo Morrone, one of the leading experts in migration medicine, poverty and tropical dermatology. Authoritative local & international specialists and Italian experts from Rome, Milan, Trento and Cassino universities […]
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Celebration of Dante Day
On the occasion of Dante Day on 25 March 2025, the Father of the Italian language speaks Amharic, thanks to the students of the Italian language and culture courses at the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa! To celebrate the National Day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, the students Bilen Lemma & Seble Lemma, coordinated by […]
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Concert “Around Mozart”
The Filippo Nicosia International Music Award returns to Ethiopia with the 2nd Special Prize of the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Ababa, featuring Federica Franchi, Loredana Ferrante & Matteo Forlani, masterfully “conducted” by Maestro Simone Gramaglia.
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