Italian PM Giorgia Meloni visited Tunisia, signing accords to collaborate on combating human traffickers, repatriating African migrants, and implementing Italy's Mattei Plan for Africa.

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni visited Tunisia, emphasizing the need for collaboration between Italy and Tunisia in combating human traffickers and repatriating African migrants. Both leaders signed accords as part of Italy's Mattei Plan for Africa, aimed at growing economic opportunities and preventing migration to Europe. The plan includes education initiatives and a €50 million ($53 million) budgetary aid package for renewable energy projects in Tunisia. Meloni also promised to expand efforts to repatriate migrants and increase legal migration pathways for Tunisians to work in Italy.

April 17, 2024
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