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Italy-Africa Summit: Bridging Equals or Veiled Dependency?

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  LN24 / 7 months
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The second Italy-Africa Summit, held on February 13, 2026, in Addis Ababa, marked a symbolic shift as the first iteration hosted on African soil, co-chaired by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Attended by dozens of African heads of state, the event reviewed the Mattei Plan—a €5.5 billion initiative launched […]