Italy hosts a summit with Africa to present its “new deal”. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes the leaders of more than 25 African countries to Rome on Monday to speak "as equals" The focus of this conference: the unveiling of the "Mattei plan", named after Enrico Mattei, founder of Eni.

Experts suggest that Italy could have difficulty obtaining support from the European Union, which has already presented an aid plan for Africa of 150 billion euros in 2022.