Curriculum Emanuela Scarponi

Curriculum

Emanuela Scarponi was born on January 28th, 1965, in a snowy Rome, at dawn. At the age of 11 she first travelled abroad all over Europe. At 16 she reached Asia crossing the Straits of the Dardanelles and Africa, crossing the Strait of Gibraltar. In 1982 she attended the academic course of Foreign Languages and Literatures (English, French and Spanish) at university;she decided to attend a specialization course on African literature in the English language. At the Commonwealth Institute in London she composed her experimental thesis on Theatrical Works of Wole Soyinka,

he had become famous all over the world only in December 1986, when he won the Nobel Prize for literature. She met Wole Soyinka in February 1987 at The Grand Hotel in Rome and interviewed him.

She graduated on 16th march 1987 at 22 years of age, with honours at University LUMSA of Rome, discussing her thesis with a standing ovation from all professors (advisor, professor Rosario Portale), in the presence of Professor Riccardi, President of Sant’Egidio, and all the students.

She became an honourary member of Istituto Italo Africano ed Orientale for her important achievements.She received a scholarship for her undergraduate degree from Giovanni Spadolini.

She travelled throughout United States in 1987, where she visited a lot of African art museums.

She wrote her first article about International Seminar on African Studies held in Castelporziano, sponsored by senator Fanfani, published by the Academic journal “Africa” ISIAO. She became a teacher of languages (English, French and Spanish) and she devoted herself to the teaching of

English and French teacher at secondary schools. She realized her first journey throughout Africa in 1990 visiting Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana, publishing a photo essay. She returned to Africa several times in different countries in South Sahara and Northern Africa, attracted by the indigenous populations. She explored other continents of the world. Of all her journeys she has preserved photos and movies, developing her love for photography. She worked as a TV program assistant in 1990 for Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana and learnt to make a movie. In 1992 she became a parliamentary reporter at the Senate house like her beloved Charles Dickens, to whom she dedicated her first collection of poetry. She so practised the art of writing. On 02/06/2004, she became Cavaliere dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (OMRI). She wrote her first book “La Namibia e i suoi popoli” in 2009, published by ISIAO. She realized her first film: “Namibia”, published by ISIAO. Her first photo exhibition took place at ISIAO in 2009 and a new edition took place at the Ministry for foreign affairs, in the prestigious Aldo Moro hall. In 2011 she attended the specialization course in “African studies” at ISIAO. She set up the website www.africanpeoplenews.it. She realized the film “I San del Kalahari”, 2011, published by APN publisher. She wrote: “A brief travel journey with a polar bear in Island” published on the Italian review “Nuove proposte” in 2013. She became editor-publisher of the journal Africanpeople review, registered at the Court of Rome and at CNR science research Council. Thanks to the success of the project, in 14 febbraio 2014 AFRICANPEOPLE ONG Non Governative Organization was created, and since December 2015 it became the legal entity-publisher of Africanpeoplenews.The editorial team is expanding and new of ces run by correspondents are available now in Milan, London, Paris, Malta, Cipro, Namibia, Egypt, Angola, Nigeria, South Africa and Madagascar. The project is widening with a webradio station and webtv station, that will make multidimensional the communication, listening and receiving global information, writing and listening. Africanpeoplenews is now becoming an important information point with the programme Africandailynews”, run by Emanuela Scarponi. As a publishing house, AFRICANPEOPLENEWS promotes cultural contributions about Africa.

scholarship by Giovanni Spadolini for diploma di laurea summa cum laude in 1986

Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana in 02/06/2004 on proposal of Presidency of the  Council of Ministers

in 13-09-2021 She became journalist in the National order of journalists - tessera n. 197549

since then she has been the director of the african and oriental press agency