(6 September, 2016) The Italian Embassy to Sudan has celebrated the donation of dozens of Italian books, generously offered by Marcianum Press Publishing House from Venice to the Comboni Italian Centre located near the Comboni College of Science and Technology of Khartorum. The even represents the culmination of “an important initiative between the Italian business and the Italian Embassy in Khartoum with the goal of teaching and spreading the Italian language and culture in Sudan”, according to Eleonoire Laudiere di Biase, curator and director of the publishing house project. The books donated by Marcianum Press will take a special space in the Comboni Italian Centre library and they cover a wide range of topics such as science, spirituality, education, pedagogy, fiction, and intercultural. According to the Italian ambassador to Khartoum, Fabrizio Lobasso “It is another important step toward bringing the Italian language and culture to Sudan closer after the establishment of Comboni Italian Centre with the wonderful contribution of the Italian community in Sudan, we are once again offering new opportunities for Italian language and culture to Sudanese students.
