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Browsing: Italy-Africa Summit
- Italy’s initial pledge of €5.5 billion ($5.95 billion) also includes guarantees, according to Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni.
- AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki welcomed the pledge, while noting that prior consultation on the Mattei plan with the African continent would have been desirable.
- The plan was named after Eni’s founder, Enrico Mattei, the initiative which seemed to be aimed at encouraging a holistic approach to dealing with African countries of interest to Italy.
Italy has unveiled a close to $6 billion funding plan to support African development, a move geared towards strengthening bilateral ties. The Italian government noted that the funding would go a long way to curb African emigration to Europe.
The funding was unveiled during the one-day Italy-Africa summit that took place in Rome, Italy, bringing together several African heads of state and high-profile global leaders in the development space.
The initial pledge of €5.5 billion ($5.95 billion), …