Italy, the EU and Africa

Maybe this essay could provide a good focus for your own essay:

https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/mattei-plan-africa-turning-point-italys-development-cooperation-policy

but you can also look at:

Africa and the EU

https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/policies/africa-eu-partnership_en

https://ecdpm.org/work/trouble-paradise-eu-africa-partnership-geopolitical-context

the funding that Italy has made available :

https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/press-releases/italy-announces-6-billion-plan-strengthen-partnership-africa-italy-africa-summit-68347

and its current missions :

https://www.affarinternazionali.it/missioni-internazionali-italiane-non-solo-mediterraneo/

https://www.atlanteguerre.it/italia-africa-la-missione-in-burkina-faso/

food security :

https://decode39.com/6235/food-systems-investment-rome-approach-african-security/

and, above all, the Mattei Plan :

https://www.governo.it/sites/governo.it/files/Italia-Africa_MatteiPlan_5pillars.pdf

https://eccoclimate.org/italys-mattei-plan-for-africa-no-development-without-climate/

https://eccoclimate.org/italys-mattei-plan-for-africa-no-development-without-climate/

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2024/01/29/dal-marocco-al-kenya-i-progetti-pilota-ecco-cosa-ce-nel-piano-mattei_e0c0c171-0760-4e51-ba75-3c8d60ae4d5a.html

https://www.governo.it/it/articolo/vertice-italia-africa-linterventi-di-apertura-del-presidente-meloni/24857

https://www.governo.it/en/articolo/president-meloni-s-opening-address-italia-africa-summit/24861