Foreign Offices

At an international level, the Agency makes use of a network of 22 foreign offices for the management of development cooperation initiatives in the relevant countries.

Africa

Ouagadougou

Partner countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana

Director: Emanuela Forcella
tel. +226 25374142 / 25374038

Ufficio di progetto:
- Accra, Ghana

Abidjan

Partner countries: Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone

Director: Aldo Cera

Cairo

Partner countries: Egypt, Eritrea

Director: Tiberio Chiari
tel. +202 27958213

Project Offices:
- Beni Suef, Egypt
- Assiut, Egypt
- Sohag, Egypt
- Asmara, Eritrea
Project Offices:
- Beni Suef
- Assiut
- Sohag
- Badr City

Addis Ababa

Partner countries: Ethiopia, Djibuti, South Sudan, Sudan

Director: Michele Morana
tel. +251 (0) 11 1239600 / 01 / 02

Project Offices:
- Port Sudan (soon reopening), Sudan
- Kassala, Sudan

Nairobi

Partner countries: Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, RDC

Director: Fabio Minniti
tel. + 254 (0) 20 5137200
tel. + 254 (0) 722 202302

Project Offices:
- Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Niamey

Partner countries: Niger, Cameroun, Chad, RCA

Head of Office (ad interim): Alice Mantoani

Project Offices:
- Yaoundè, Cameroun
- Bangui, RCA

Dakar

Partner countries: Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Capo Verde, Gambia

Director: Giovanni Grandi
tel. +221 338228711

Project offices:
- Bamako, Mali
- Conakry, Guinea
- Nouakchott, Mauritania

Tunisi

Partner countries: Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Libya

Director: Isabella Lucaferri
tel. + 216 71 893 321 / 144

Project Offices:
- Tripoli, Libya
- Rabat, Morocco

Kampala

Partner countries: Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda

Director: Teresa Savanella

Asia

Amman

Partner countries: Jordan, Iraq

Director: Michele Romano
tel. +962 6 4658668

Project Offices:
- Baghdad, Irak
- Erbil, Irak

Beirut

Partner countries: Lebanon, Syria

Director: Liana De Rosa
tel. +961 5 951 376/377/378

Project Office:
- Damasco, Syria

Islamabad

Partner countries: Pakistan

Director: Francesco Zatta
tel. +92 51 283 3173
fax +92 51 283 3007

Jerusalem

Partner countries: Palestine

Director: Mirko Tricoli
tel. +972 25327447

Hanoi

Partner countries: Vietnam, ASEAN Area, Bangladesh, Myanmar

Director: Margherita Lulli
tel. +84 (0) 2437184661

Project Office:
- Jakarta, Indonesia

Latin America

L'Avana

Partner countries: Cuba

Director: Silvia Fuligni
tel. +53 7 8327079

Bogotà

Partner countries: Countries of Latin America

Head of office: Valeria Buoninfante
tel. +537 8327079

Project Office:
- La Paz, Bolivia

San Salvador

Partner countries: El Salvador, Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Belize, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Caribbean islands

Director: Paolo Gallizioli
tel. +503 2298 4470

Europe

Tirana

Partner countries: Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro

Director (ad interim): Letizia Fischioni
tel. +35 542240881

Project Offices:
- Pristina, Kosovo
- Sarajevo, Bosnia

Kiev

Velyka Vasylkivska 24, Kyiv, 01004

Partner countries: Ukraine, Moldova

Director: Pietro Pipi
tel. +38 (044) 29 90 159
cell. +38 (050) 029 9174

Project Office:
- Chisinau, Moldova

Civil society organizations

• ACAP – Comunità di Sant’Egidio Sanità Diritti Umani • Av. 24 de Julho n. 7, Maputo • +258 21493752 +258 21486625 • dream@santegidio.org; coordenacao@dreammz.org —– Mak • ACRA www.acra.it Acqua e igiene Risanamento MAPUTO: Av. Da Resistência n. 1.175 , Bairro da Malhangalene, Maputo, Moçambique XAI-XAI: Rua da Uda, Bairro 10, Xai-Xai, Provincia de […]

Read more • ACAP – Comunità di Sant’Egidio Sanità Diritti Umani • Av. 24 de Julho n. 7, Maputo • +258 21493752 +258 21486625 • dream@santegidio.org; coordenacao@dreammz.org —– Mak • ACRA www.acra.it Acqua e igiene Risanamento MAPUTO: Av. Da Resistência n. 1.175 , Bairro da Malhangalene, Maputo, Moçambique XAI-XAI: Rua da Uda, Bairro 10, Xai-Xai, Provincia de […]

Institutions and international organizations

Mozambican institutions: • Istituto Nazionale di Statistica • Istituto Nazionale Gestione Calamità • Ministero della Salute • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione • Ministero dell’Economia e Finanza • Ministero dell’Educazione e dello Sviluppo Umano • Ministero dell’Agricoltura e della Sicurezza Alimentare • Ministero della Scienza, Tecnologia, Istruzione Superiore e Tecnico-professionale • Ministero dell’Ambiente […]

Read more Mozambican institutions: • Istituto Nazionale di Statistica • Istituto Nazionale Gestione Calamità • Ministero della Salute • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione • Ministero dell’Economia e Finanza • Ministero dell’Educazione e dello Sviluppo Umano • Ministero dell’Agricoltura e della Sicurezza Alimentare • Ministero della Scienza, Tecnologia, Istruzione Superiore e Tecnico-professionale • Ministero dell’Ambiente […]

Partner

In order to implement cooperation initiatives, AICS in Maputo relies on a dense network of local, international and civil society partners. Among these, Mozambican Ministries and institutions undoubtedly represent a consistent part.

Read more In order to implement cooperation initiatives, AICS in Maputo relies on a dense network of local, international and civil society partners. Among these, Mozambican Ministries and institutions undoubtedly represent a consistent part.

Office structure and staff

AICS in Maputo is responsible for cooperation initiatives in Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Angola. In Maputo, both the central headquarters and an office responsible for delegated cooperation initiatives are located, while in Chimoio, the capital of the Manica Province, a team from AICS manages rural development support programs. In Lusaka, the office coordinates the projects implemented in Zambia and Malawi.

Office structure and staff
Read more AICS in Maputo is responsible for cooperation initiatives in Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Angola. In Maputo, both the central headquarters and an office responsible for delegated cooperation initiatives are located, while in Chimoio, the capital of the Manica Province, a team from AICS manages rural development support programs. In Lusaka, the office coordinates the projects implemented in Zambia and Malawi.

Head of office

Maria Cristina Pescante is Deputy Head of the AICS Maputo Office and, as of 1 April 2026, Acting Head (ad interim).

Head of office
Read more Maria Cristina Pescante is Deputy Head of the AICS Maputo Office and, as of 1 April 2026, Acting Head (ad interim).

Mission and goals

Italy's action is concentrated in three sectors of historical commitment: Health, Employment, Agricolture, Urban Development, and Environment. Beside these priority sectors, the efforts of the Italian Cooperation are also concentrated in infrastructure and urban redevelopment, while particular attention is given to crosscutting issues like good governance and gender equality

Read more Italy's action is concentrated in three sectors of historical commitment: Health, Employment, Agricolture, Urban Development, and Environment. Beside these priority sectors, the efforts of the Italian Cooperation are also concentrated in infrastructure and urban redevelopment, while particular attention is given to crosscutting issues like good governance and gender equality