Georgio Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister hosting the African Heads of State, termed the approach as “non-predatory” which is aimed at building cooperation between Africa and Italy. Notably, the plan is similar to the President’s bottom-up agenda that he has been keen on implementing since he came into power. President William Ruto with President Sergio Mattarella of Italy at State House Nairobi on March 14, 2023. PCSOn Sunday, January 28 the Kenyan President flew out of the country to join more than 20 African Heads of State in the summit. However, Kenya is also keen on pushing its agenda in the summit with the president aiming to meet the Italian Prime minister to review agendas set in previous meetings.

Source: The Star January 28, 2024 17:27 UTC