Italy’s Meloni opens Africa summit and unveils plan to curb migration

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni poses for a family photo with summit delegates (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni opened a summit of African leaders on Monday aimed at illustrating Italy’s development plan for the continent that her government hopes will stem the numbers of migrants and forge a new relationship between Europe and Africa.

But the plan got a lukewarm reception initially, with African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat telling the summit that African countries would have liked to have been consulted before Italy rolled out its plan.