Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh is in Rome today to take part in the Italy-Africa summit, which aimed at illustrating Italy’s big development plan for the continent. Upon his arrival yesterday, Dbeibeh was received by Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella. In addition to Dbeibeh, two dozen African leaders, top European Union and United Nations officials and representatives from international lending institutions are in Rome for the summit, the first major event of Italy’s Group of Seven presidency. “The basis of the Mattei Plan is a new approach — non-predatory, non-paternalistic but also not charitable,” Meloni told state-run RAI station. Alongside the Mattei Plan, Meloni’s government has forged controversial deals with individual countries to try to mitigate the migration burden on Italy.
