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- Italy announces $6 billion plan to strengthen partnership with Africa at Italy-Africa Summit
- 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
- African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina (2nd right, 3rd row) joined 25 African leaders and European Union officials at the Italy-Africa Summit
- African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina (right) underscored Africa’s resilience, saying, “Africa will determine the future of the world”
- The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (standing), called for a united front “to build alternatives to the deadly smuggling routes”
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Italy announces $6 billion plan to strengthen partnership with Africa at Italy-Africa Summit
They included an initial pledge of €5.5 billion (US$5.95 billion) including guarantees
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 (www.AfDB.org) joined 25 African leaders and European Union officials at the summit. The summit—which took place as Italy assumes the Presidency…