Italy Seeks to Boost Africa Ties With €5.5 Billion Funding Plan
- Premier Meloni unveils project at meeting with African leaders
- Investment plan aims to boost growth, curb migration flows
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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni unveiled an investment plan worth more than €5.5 billion ($5.9 billion) to strengthen Italian relations with Africa, in an attempt to boost energy ties and curb migration flows.
The premier hosted a meeting Monday of about 25 African heads of state and government as she seeks to forge an influential role for Rome as a political and economic bridge between the European Union and the African continent.