{"id":3689,"date":"2024-05-30T17:11:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3689"},"modified":"2024-05-30T17:11:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:11:22","slug":"africa-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/africa-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Day"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3689","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"hidden_news":"no","evidence":"yes","focus_on":"no","breaking":"yes","news_cover":{"id":3690,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/1-4.jpg"},"news_content":"<p>Yesterday,\u00a0 The Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta joined, as every year, the AFRICA DAY when National days of all African countries are celebrated at the Diplomatic Club. This year the focus was on EDUCATION &amp; RE-SKILLING of Africa for the new global challenges.<\/p>\n<p>As usual this event is a real Energy explosion of Colours, Sounds, Food and Dances that describe how vibrant and full of opportunities this continent is despite many challenges and contradictions.<\/p>\n<p>The opening remarks were made by H.E.Hassan Abouyoub, the Ambassador of Morocco and Decan of African Ambassadors. He outlined the intense relations of his continent with Romania and the cooperation in higher education as well as in business matters. His remarks were echoed by the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E.\u00a0<span aria-label=\"Opens Profile Card for luminita odobescu\" data-lpc-hover-target-id=\"lpc-react-target-6\" data-is-focusable=\"true\">Luminita Odobescu<\/span>\u00a0that stressed the complexity of such relations and the importance of the African continent for Romania and Europe as a whole. The Sovereign Order of Malta is deeply involved in many projects in Africa on healthcare and inclusion issues and it remains very attentive to any development in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador\u00a0<span aria-label=\"Opens Profile Card for roberto musneci\" data-lpc-hover-target-id=\"lpc-react-target-7\" data-is-focusable=\"true\">Roberto Musneci<\/span>\u00a0joined the event together with\u00a0<span aria-label=\"Opens Profile Card for James Wilson\" data-lpc-hover-target-id=\"lpc-react-target-8\" data-is-focusable=\"true\">James M. Wilson<\/span>, the Head of Communications and Media at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Romania, who is a close friend of the Order and member of The Embassy communication team \u2014 and Claudiu Padurean.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","news_gallery":"yes","news_gallery_elements":[{"id":3706,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/9-1.jpg"},{"id":3700,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/6-1.jpg"},{"id":3698,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/5-1.jpg"},{"id":3696,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/4-1.jpg"},{"id":3694,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/3-3.jpg"},{"id":3692,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/2-4.jpg"}],"news_excerpt":"The Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta participated in AFRICA DAY at the Diplomatic Club, celebrating the National Days of all African countries. This year\u2019s focus was on education and re-skilling for new global challenges. The event, vibrant with colors, sounds, food, and dances, highlighted the continent's opportunities despite its challenges. Opening remarks by Moroccan Ambassador H.E. Hassan Abouyoub and Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Luminita Odobescu emphasized strong Romania-Africa relations."},"news_categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/3689\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}