Lorenzo is part of our team as the Anti-Racism Officer, a role that seeks to strengthen our engagement against racist discrimination and afrophobia. He’s half Italian and half Eritrean but born and raised in Italy, where he recently graduated with his bachelor’s at Sapienza University in Political Science and International Relations. Throughout his academic career he had the opportunity to spend one year at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques d’Aix-en-Provence, where he deepened his knowledge of macroeconomy, international relations and development economics. He also reached a professional level in French, the third language he speaks alongside with Italian and English. His bachelor’s thesis received a mention of honour, and it reflects his main fields of interest since it deals with the relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea. In fact, Lorenzo is passionate about African affairs, racism-related issues, conflict resolution, international affairs, human rights, equality and development.

Before joining ENORB, Lorenzo has been interning for Roma Tre University as a research assistant, seeking the detection of historical fake-news. He also interned for Inpress Magazine, a Rome-based journal, as the abroad editor. In his early career he also had the opportunity to be part of an editorial simulation run by La Repubblica, where he formed his editorial skills.