{"id":64159,"date":"2026-02-14T18:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T18:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/meloni-pledges-deeper-ties-at-africa-italy-summit"},"modified":"2026-02-14T19:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T19:56:42","slug":"meloni-pledges-deeper-ties-at-africa-italy-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/meloni-pledges-deeper-ties-at-africa-italy-summit","title":{"rendered":"Meloni Pledges Deeper Ties at Africa-Italy Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong> <\/span><b>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&#8217;s strategic pivot toward investment-led cooperation with the continent under its Mattei Plan.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Addressing dozens of African leaders, Meloni declared Italy has &#8220;no interest in exploiting migration to obtain cheap labour&#8221; for its production systems.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, she committed to combating the factors forcing young Africans to leave their homelands, preventing them from contributing to their nations&#8217; development.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Mattei plan: from aid to investment<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The summit reviews progress under Italy&#8217;s Mattei Plan, launched in 2024 to shift from traditional aid to investment-led cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>With nearly 100 projects across 14 African nations, the initiative targets critical sectors including energy, infrastructure, agriculture, and digital development\u2014all aimed at creating economic opportunities to stem irregular migration.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ethiopia as a bridge between continents<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Co-hosted alongside the African Union Summit, the forum underscores Addis Ababa&#8217;s role as Africa&#8217;s diplomatic capital.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia&#8217;s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed positioned his nation as a bridge for Africa-Europe collaboration, reinforcing bilateral ties through repeated high-level engagements with Meloni in recent months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Mauritius<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. 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