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Virtual, 7 November 2024 – Andrea Giannetto has attended to the Generation Equality Virtual Dialogue – Call for urgent action: Charting a way forward to mobilize, catalyze, and accelerate efforts for gender equality. Generation Equality is the world’s leading initiative to accelerate investment and implementation on gender equality. It brings together organizations from every part of
Siracusa, 26 September – Mr. Yves Ablé IDA member has attends to the G7 Agriculture introducing some projects and the NourDign concept. The G7 Agriculture in Ortigia was a crucial moment to strengthen cooperation between the G7 countries and the African continent. During the opening session, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests, Francesco
Accra, 24/28 September – Congratulations to Mr. Brice Yakpa, Head of the Developer section of IDA International’s digital team, on his participation in PyCon Africa 2024! The event was held from September 24 to 28 at the Cedi Conference Centre in beautiful Accra, Ghana. As a developer, ongoing training is essential to stay competitive and up-to-date in
Torino 25 September 2024- Valore Impresa Piemonte WorkShop event held on September 25 in Turin with IDA attendance. The WorkShop content was to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Piedmont through innovative services and concrete solutions for business growth. Valore Impresa Piemonte represents only the first step of an ambitious and shared
Cernobbio, 6-8 September – Internationality is the distinguishing feature of the Forum that The European House – Ambrosetti organizes every year in September at Villa d’Este, known as the ‘Cernobbio Forum’. Today’s and Tomorrow’s Scenarios for Competitive Strategies’, the official name of the event, has welcomed a parterre of top-level speakers from the political, academic,
Rimini, 20-25 August – In the last week of August, Rimini becomes the capital of international culture and is invaded by ‘the people of the Meeting’, as it has been defined by the media: curious, open-minded, judgmental people, coming from all over the world for this event that has been repeated since the early 1980s.
Dakar, 2 August – Dr. Muhammad Shahid Amin Khan the World Chairman of the International Human Rights Commission and IHRC-RFT, has appointed the Ambassador Mr. Diop Mbacke, as the “IHRC-RFT” Coordinator General for Africa Region in addition to his current position as the National Director for Senegal. Mr. Diop Mbacke is also the IDA Director
Tamale, 20 August – IDA and UDS (University for Development Studies), Ghana have signed an MOU to develop common projects. The aim of this M.O.U. is, among others: Collaboration in the training/research work of post-graduate students (PhD) of either party, Holding of relevant courses at the UDS by Professors in the near future. Development of
On July the 7th 2009 IDA start his activities. During the year’s IDA people has meet several important Personalities as: Nelson Mandela, Pope Francis, Barack Obama, Ban Ki-moon, Ernest Bai Koroma, Ursula Von der Leyen, Alberto II of Monaco, Macky Sall, Dmitrij Medvedev, Vladimir Putin, Carl Wright, Jacques Chirac, Gheddafi, Xi Jinping, Ram Nath Kovind,
Saturnia, 5-7 July – The sixth edition of Forum in Masseria returns to Manduria, after the Winter Edition in Saturnia, with a three-day event dedicated to the new Europe and Italy’s role in the international context. The event, conceived and organized by Bruno Vespa and Comin & Partners, will be dedicated to the consequences of
Barcelona, 25-28 June – The Africa Energy Forum 2024 is a pivotal moment in the industry, focusing on “Energy Systems of the Future – Balancing Africa’s Needs with Global Goals.” aef brings four interactive discussions covering vital areas such as project developments, technology innovations, cross-sector opportunities, and collaborations. At the Africa Energy Forum 2024 the
Santa Maria Da Feira – Portugal May 21 – IDA and his partners has attended at the international trade fair INTERTEX PORTUGAL 2024. For the CCA Mr. Mamadou BERTE in his capacity as Deputy General Manager, for IDA Mr. Massimo Patrizio VARANI in his capacity as IDA President Advisor, and for AIIC-CI Mr. TIEMOKO Gone
Kigali, 17 May – 2 000 business leaders, investors and policy makers from Africa and around the world: the annual summit of the Africa CEO Forum is the largest international meeting of the African private sector. Two days of conferences, debates and high-level meetings dedicated to highlighting the driving role of the private sector in
Rimini, 8 – 9 – 10 May – Macfrut 2024 – Andrea Giannetto, IDA President introduce once again the NourDign project to an International event. Andrea Giannetto talk after the Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida. IDA (African Development Initiative), together with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire has attended with a common stand to the event
Rimini, 8 – 9 – 10 May – Macfrut 2024 – Andrea Giannetto, IDA President introduce once again the NourDign project to an International event. Andrea Giannetto talk after the Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida. IDA (African Development Initiative), together with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire has attended with a common stand to the event
Rimini, 8 – 9 – 10 May – Macfrut 2024 – Andrea Giannetto, IDA President introduce once again the NourDign project to an International event. Andrea Giannetto talk after the Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida. IDA (African Development Initiative), together with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire has attended with a common stand to the event
Rome, May 8 2024 – The development of the partnership with Africa requires an active involvement of private sector associations. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in cooperation with Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo and ITA – Italian Trade Agency hosts the first Italy Africa Business to business dialogue involving African and Italian
Abidjan, 4 April – President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella is in Abidjan. Welcoming the Head of State was the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara. After the welcoming ceremony and military honors, the two presidents had a conversation followed by statements to the press. The first to speak was President Ouattara
Dakar, 02 April – Much more than a simple association, the Consortium Jeunesse Sénégal embodies a unique framework for consultation, a laboratory for the continent’s youth, a collective force that, since its emergence in 2020, has challenged norms and forged a new model of development and cooperation, with and for young people. The idea that
New York, 11 – 22 March – The 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), the UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, will take place this year from 11 – 22 March under the priority theme, “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and
Abidjan, 4 March – From 4 to 8 March 2024, the focal points of the United Nations agencies (WHO, UNFPA, UN Women and UNICEF) and the focal points of the Ministries of Health of the 6 MFF intervention countries, as well as the members of the MFF Technical Committee, will review the results of 2023
Korhogo (Côte d’Ivoire ), 20 February – Eugène N’zi Kouassi, IDA member and president of the “Interprofession agricole de la filière maïs de Côte d’Ivoire” (Intermaïs), is a university professor specializing in econometrics and mathematics. He explained that maize is a strategic product that contributes significantly to the nation’s food security and sovereignty, in the
Bamako, February 20 – Mr. Gerard Scerb, Special Advisor of the IDA President and Mali’s Consul in Saint Paolo, led a delegation of Brazilian entrepreneurs to bring Mali closer to Brazil’s agronomic sector, particularly in the sugar sector. The delegation of Brazilian experts carried out a diagnostic in Mali to optimize the sugar production. The
New York, 7 February – IDA virtual participation. The 62nd session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD62) take place from 5 to 14 February 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission is the advisory body responsible for the social development pillar of global development. The UN Commission for Social Development
Davos, 19 January 2024 – World Economic Forum 2024. Andrea Giannetto attended to a Site meeting regarding Artificial Intelligence in Africa, the topic is Artificial Intelligence and NourDign labelling. The outline of the intervention is as follows: Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play a significant role in improving the ethical labeling of African food products in
Dear IDA voluntaries and members, I hope that this message finds you and yours well and safe. As we are approaching the end of 2023, we look back at yet another turbulent and volatile year for countries and people around the world, mainly in Africa. During escalating global crises, IDA has responded to the call
Geneva, 27-29 November – IDA virtual attendance. After more than 12 years of normative development that has established business and human rights standards in line with the UNGPs, this year’s Forum, under the theme “Towards Effective Change in Implementing Obligations, Responsibilities and Remedies”, will reflect on the actual changes that have occurred in the implementation
Abidjan, 22 November – In Abidjan a ceremony was held to hand over rolling stock and IT equipment to the Rice and Maize Interprofessional Agricultural Organizations. The equipment consists of 01 4×4 vehicle, laptops and desktops, computer consumables and office furniture. These gifts from the Ministry of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food
Dakar, 1- 3 November – Following the feasibility study, that IDA carried out for PUMA (Senegal Government), Andrea Giannetto and his technical team, attend to a workshop with the Department of Financing and Public-Private Partnerships (UNAPPP) of the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Cooperation with a view to financing the project. As part of
Dakar, 31 October – Andrea Giannetto IDA President met in Dakar Mrs. Aminata Thiao coordinator of the IDA International digital team, an opportunity to make the point of past and present activities with a view towards the 2024. The digital team it is gaining more and more weight and relevance in the overall IDA strategy
Dakar, 31 October – Andrea Giannetto IDA President has done a speech during the National workshop on the model of gender-sensitive schools as an innovative response to the challenges of gender equality and girls’ success. This is a part of NourDign for education philosophy.
Tokyo, 22/24 September – BDCI 2023. Andrea Giannetto IDA President has held a conference in Tokyo on the impact of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Africa. The outline of his speech is as follows: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have the potential to bring about significant transformations across various sectors in Africa. While
Casablanca, 17 October – Mr. Andrea Giannetto IDA President and Mr. Ali Charter President of Air Froid have signed a partnership agreement to contribute to the development of the African continent. IDA and AIR FROID SARL have agreed to implement a series of programs with the aim of analyzing the various development projects, strengthening health
Rome, 11 October – The seventh edition of Italy Africa Business Week (IABW), the two-day event hosting the first economic forum between Italy and Africa promoted by Le Réseau Association, was held in Rome. The Villa Aurelia Congress Centre hosted the transitional edition that saw the participation of Italian and African institutions, businessmen and women,
Tokyo, 22/24 -BDCI 2023 with the theme of “Big Data and Computational Intelligence”, is a premier forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results in the fields of big data and computational intelligence in daily life. It will bring together leading engineers and scientists of Computational Intelligence in Big Data, Computational Intelligence for
Crissier (CH), 15 September – Mr. Thierry Ezeghelian, Coordinator of the IDA Scientific Committee and President of Laboratoire Mergens, with his team have identified the Phycocyanin to help the underprivileged children in Africa. This product has been awarded the NourDign label and complies with all the ethical standards of the label concept. To find new
4-8 September, Nairobi – IDA attendance. The Africa Climate Week take place in Nairobi, hosted by the government of Kenya. ACW 2023 is organized in parallel with the Africa Climate Summit on 4-6 September, also hosted by Kenya. The stock take offers a unique opportunity to call for decisive change. It is an opportunity to
Rimini, 20/25 August – The 44th edition of the Meeting recorded an influx of visitors that exceeded even the pre-pandemic attendance. The expansion of the areas, increased from 105 to 120 thousand square meters, the 100 conferences with about 400 Italian and international speakers, the 15 exhibitions and 17 shows, the Children’s Village with hundreds
Golinga (Ghana), 12 August – On the 12th August, 2023, the staff of IDA GHANA visited, Gbulahagu D/A Junior High School in Golinga electoral area, to meet with the staff, PTA, and SMC to inform them of the anti-human trafficking club to be formed in the school. As part is the initiation process of meeting
Cape Town, 21 July – African Liberty Forum is an engagement aimed at giving entrepreneurs an opportunity to discuss about new business ideas that will empower businesses through this world wide crisis of Covid 19. Many businesses have been affected globally but mostly in Africa, some have even closed. We discuss the different means business