Africa: Tajani hails value of sport during visit to Senegal

30 Ottobre 2025

(Adnkronos) – During a visit to Senegal’s capital, Dakar on Thursday, Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani lauded the value of sport “as a tool for peace, dialogue and solidarity”. 

“Sport as a tool for peace, dialogue, and solidarity, Tajani wrote on X (formerly Twitter). 

” In Dakar, many smiles, joy, and hugs with these young boys,” added the tweet which contained a video of Tajani greeting young athletes and giving them Italian soccer jerseys. 

Tajani on Thursday wraps up a visit to the West Africa with a stop in Niger’s capital Niamey. Italy’s interior minister Matteo Piantedosi is accompanying Tajani on the three-day visit which began in Mauritania’s capital, Nouakchott, and is centered on bolstering economic and security cooperation. 

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