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Italy-Africa Summit - 6 Billion Plan to Strengthen Partnership

The government of Italy unveiled a near US$6 billion plan to support African development at a one-day Italy-Africa plan in Rome on Monday. African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina joined 25 African leaders and European Union officials at the summit.

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L-R: Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, president of the African Development Bank Group, and Italian Republic President Sergio Mattarella at Palazzo del Quirinale

The summit—which took place as Italy assumes the Presidency of the G7 this month, and a few weeks ahead of the 37th Ordinary Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa—was one at which Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni called for a new Italian partnership with Africa.

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