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Maddalena Procopio @madprocopio.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

6/⚠️The real tests ahead • Industrialisation: embed Africa’s industrialisation into Italian value chains • Europe: closer alignment with Global Gateway & European initiatives to boost European presence in Africa • Geopolitics: embed Italy in African hedging strategies via EU & trilateral coalitions

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Maddalena Procopio @madprocopio.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

5/ 💰 Italy has multilateralised the Plan, embedding a national strategy into global architectures and evolving blended finance ecosystems. Italian actors: DFIs, export credit agencies, guarantees European actors: EIB, EBRD Multilaterals: AfDB, World Bank, UN Bilateral: UAE, Saudi Arabia

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Maddalena Procopio @madprocopio.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

4/ Development assistance, cut in much of Europe but less in Italy, is increasingly used to strengthen economic ecosystems and attract investment. Migration remains part of Italy’s political narrative, but the Plan is framed as a tool of economic diplomacy and geopolitical positioning.

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Maddalena Procopio @madprocopio.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

3/ 🔎 What has the Mattei Plan become? It now spans 14 African countries + 2 in the Lobito Corridor. Flagship sectors: energy, agriculture, healthcare, education, digital connectivity. Pilot projects have grown into a broader ecosystem of actors, from industries to universities.

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Maddalena Procopio @madprocopio.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

2/ Meloni’s presence in Addis signals that the Mattei Plan is meant to complement African priorities, not run in parallel.

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Maddalena Procopio @madprocopio.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

🌍 From Rome to Addis: two years of the Mattei Plan Today, PM Giorgia Meloni launches the second Italy–Africa Summit in Addis Ababa—the first on African soil. Tomorrow, she attends the AU Summit as special guest, an invitation with diplomatic weight. #ItalyAfrica #MatteiPlan

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Maddalena Procopio @madprocopio.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

My new commentary ahead of the #AUEUSummit 🌍𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐚 is a 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞's global relevance. Europe should integrate projects and scale on the minerals value chain, rebalance relations with the US and engage new players like the UAE. 👉https://bit.ly/4p2x9dJ @ecfr.eu @ecfrafrica.bsky.social

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Europe, Angola and the UAE: Navigating competition on Africa’s Atlantic coast

Angola’s close cooperation with the UAE demonstrates Africa’s diversification of external partners. Europe needs to overcome internal disunity, temper its reliance on the US and engage with emerging…

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