US EditionItaly Pledges Deeper Cooperation at Second Italy-Africa Summit
Italy's Mattei Plan involves nearly 100 projects in 14 African nations to boost investment-led cooperation in energy, infrastructure, and digital development, aiming to create economic opportunities.
- On Friday, Italy pledged to deepen cooperation at the second Italy-Africa Summit in Addis Ababa, the first summit held on African soil reviewing Italy's Mattei Plan projects.
- The Mattei Plan, launched in 2024, promotes investment-led cooperation rather than traditional aid, while Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian Prime Minister, urged combining Africa's population with Europe's technology and capital.
- Since it began two years ago, the Mattei Plan has directly involved 14 African nations and launched or advanced around 100 projects in energy, infrastructure, agriculture, health care, water, culture, education, and artificial intelligence.
- After the summit concluded Friday, African leaders will remain in Addis Ababa for the African Union Summit that begins Saturday, with Meloni declaring `no interest in exploiting migration to obtain cheap labour` and pledging to address push factors.
- Meloni told leaders Italy wants to 'build things together' by drawing from African wisdom, while Nanjala Nyabola warned summits risk prioritising optics over meaningful engagement.
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Meloni pledges deeper ties, tackling migration at 2nd Africa- Italy summit
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Addis Ababa on Friday for the second Italy-Africa Summit, the first held on African soil, reaffirming Rome's strategic pivot toward investment-led cooperation with the continent under its Mattei Plan.
The second Africa-Italy Summit convened on Friday evening in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. Held concurrently with the 39th African Union Summit, the summit aimed to strengthen strategic partnerships between African countries and Italy, and to assess progress made over the past two years within the framework of the "MATI Plan for Africa." Among the summit's objectives were identifying future priorities to expand cooperation and launch susta…
Meeting on 13 February 2026 in Addis Ababa, the Africa-Italy Summit marked a new stage in relations between the continent and Rome. Present at the meeting, the Gabonese President reaffirmed Gabon's commitment to a strategic partnership focused on investment, industrialization and job creation. At the initiative of the Italian authorities, the Africa-Italy Summit was held on 13 February 2026 in Addis Ababa, dedicating a renewed dynamic of dialogu…
From Rome, Mourad Rouighi – Algeria, a major player in Italian-African integration, is participating in the second Italy-Africa Summit, being held in Addis Ababa at the level of Heads of State and Government, following the Rome Summit in January 2024. The Summit showcases both its bilateral achievements and its ambitions within a broader context encompassing its continental reach. As by far Italy's leading partner in Africa and the Arab world, a…
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