🌍 From Rome to Addis: two years of the Mattei Plan

Today, PM Giorgia Meloni launches the second Italy–Africa Summit in Addis Ababa—the first on African soil.
Tomorrow, she attends the AU Summit as special guest, an invitation with diplomatic weight. #ItalyAfrica #MatteiPlan

#Mattei #MatteiPlan #Meloni #Italy #EU #Energy #Oil #africa
#OilCompany #ENI #Russia

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Last week I attended the #AGORA25 Conference in Palermo, Italy, exploring how to tackle Africa’s most urgent priorities: job creation and growth. Agriculture is an essential part of this.

The #MatteiPlan and #AgriConnect show how partnerships can turn policy into progress.

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Betting on Addis Ababa: Meloni's African Strategy Between Realpolitik and Risk - Orion Policy Institute At a time when Ethiopia is experiencing domestic instability, Rome is doubling down on its support for Abiy Ahmed — a bold move that combines opportunity with

📌🇮🇹🇪🇹Can #Ethiopia be the linchpin of @GiorgiaMeloni 's #MatteiPlan in Eastern #Africa?

#Italy is betting big — but the risks may rival the opportunities.

My latest for @OrionPolicyIns :

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#Africa #EU #Geopolitics

Check out a new #IAIPaper comparing Italy’s #MatteiPlan and Spain’s Africa Strategy - two “frontier” countries with very different approaches to relations with African countries. How will these models shape other European countries' engagement?

Read it here➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20443

Good Intentions in Need of Good Governance: The Unclear State of the Mattei Plan In June 2025, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen met in Rome for a long-awaited meeting on synergies between Italy’s and Europe’s plans for international cooperation, the Mattei Plan and the Global Gateway, respectively.1 The meeting, together with the updated report to Parliament published in July,2 provided a clearer account of the projects launched, the financial commitment and the upcoming institutional steps.

The June meeting between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Rome offered new insights into Italy's #MatteiPlan but left major questions about its implementation

More in this new #IAICommentary↘️
https://www.iai.it/en/node/20414

Africa’s tech is growing with strong reliance on foreign platforms and capitals. With the #MatteiPlan, Italy can support a stronger digital governance, African agency and local #innovation

New #IAIPaper by Darlington Tshuma & Marianna Lunardini➡️ https://www.iai.it/en/node/20383

Today, we hosted the event “A Green #MatteiPlan for Development, Peace & Security.”

Italian, African & European representatives came together to discuss the vital role of #climate action in advancing sustainable development, stability & #security in Africa.

👉Learn more: tinyurl.com/3f563cyn

Debt-for-development is gaining momentum in Africa.

🇪🇺 The EU’s #GlobalGateway + 🇮🇹 Italy’s #MatteiPlan offer a powerful alternative to China’s Belt & Road.
🤝 Partnership over pressure
🔗 Full story: tomorrowsaffairs.com/can-the-eu-s...
#Africa #BRI #China #EU #Italy #GiorgiaMeloni

🧵 Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Italian premier Georgia Meloni co-chaired a summit in Rome today, discussing possible synergies between Italy's #MatteiPlan and the EU's #GlobalGateway with African policymakers and leaders from multilateral financial institutions.

Is Italy replacing France as the EU's Africa liaison? I'm in Rome today, where President von der Leyen is joining Prime Minister Meloni in co-chairing a summit merging the EU's Africa policy with Italy's Mattei Plan.

I'm in Rome today, where 🇪🇺President von der Leyen is co-chairing an Africa summit with 🇮🇹PM Meloni.

Meloni wants EU money to back her #MatteiPlan for Africa, and VDL is giving her assent - with Rome replacing Paris in the drivers seat for EU Africa policy.

My take:

The Mattei Plan One Year On On 28-29 January 2024, the Italian Senate hosted the Italy-Africa Summit, bringing together 21 heads of state and government from African countries, along with other representatives of African, Europe...

One year ago Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni presented the #MatteiPlan. A year later, it is possible to take a first stock of announcements, projects and weaknesses that have emerged so far

Read this new #IAICommentary by Filippo Simonelli↘️
www.iai.it/en/node/19483

COULD THE “MATTEI PLAN” BE REINVENTED FOR AFRICA? A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | doi.org/10.4081/ilpo... | #openaccess #politics #matteiplan #AcademicSky #Africa 🧪🦋👨‍🎓

Italy’s Mattei Plan: Mirage or Reality? The Meloni government’s Mattei Plan aims to strengthen Italy’s role in Africa through energy security and economic projects. So far, the plan...

Is Italy's #MatteiPlan a strategic game changer or just a mirage? In our latest Spotlight, Arturo Varvelli (ECFR) analyzes the Meloni government’s efforts to elevate #Italy's role in Africa. Read more at 👇 www.megatrends-afrika.de/publikation/...
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