Mattei Plan for Africa: third annual progress report sent to Parliament

The third annual ‘Mattei Plan for Africa’ progress report, updated as of 30 June 2026 and adopted during the sixth Steering Committee meeting (held at Palazzo Chigi on 26 June), was sent to Parliament today. The document was sent to both Houses pursuant to Article 5 (3) of Law no. 2 of 24 January 2024.

“Today, the Mattei Plan – recognised as an initiative with European and international scope – is a fully operational strategy that is producing tangible results,” – stated President of the Council of Ministers Giorgia Meloni – “Together with our African partners, we have launched more than 70 projects over the last years, thanks to a solid financial architecture that is mobilising public and private resources. Italy will keep working in this direction in order to consolidate this approach and continue strengthening the cooperation model we have in mind: cooperation among equals, based on respect, mutual trust and shared development”.

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The Mattei Plan is therefore confirmed as being fully operational, with a consolidated financial architecture and a constantly expanding network of international partnerships.

Some key figures from the Report

•    18 partner nations: from the nine pilot nations in January 2024 to the 14 involved as of January 2025, through to the perimeter being extended to 18 in March 2026 with the addition of Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Zambia;

•    EUR 5.5 billion initially allocated to the Mattei Plan; 

•    2 Italia-Africa Summits in Rome (January 2024) and, for the first time in the conference’s history, in Africa, held in Addis Ababa (13 February 2026), with 35 delegations at the level of Heads of State and Government;

•    76 ongoing projects;

•    approximately EUR 1.2 billion approved by the Italian Climate Fund’s Technical Committee for 15 projects in Africa, EUR 936.7 million of which during the year under review alone (1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026); 

•    EUR 4 billion in guarantees granted by SACE to support investments in the Plan’s partner nations; 

•    EUR 269 million in Italian bilateral credits currently being converted into development projects, with a ten-year horizon.

A system-wide strategy 

The Report covers the Plan’s consolidation across its six focus areas – water; agriculture; energy; physical and digital infrastructure; education, training and culture; health – centring on human capital and with a strengthening in the digital and artificial intelligence sectors over the course of the year. Results include the Plan being recognised at international level, increasing integration with the European Union’s Global Gateway and a strengthening of the financial architecture, which is based on cooperation with the main international institutions: the framework agreement with the World Bank, the partnership with the African Development Bank as part of the Mattei Plan-Rome Process Financing Facility, the European Commission’s TERRA and RISE guarantees and synergies with UNDP, IFC, IFAD, FAO and the African Finance Corporation.

The Report also highlights the Plan’s hallmark ‘Sistema Italia’ dimension, with the coordinated involvement of ministries, national financial institutions (CDP, SACE, SIMEST), regional and local authorities, universities, the third sector and the African diaspora in Italy.

[Courtesy translation]

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Inglese

Fonte: 
Il Governo
Piano Mattei per l'Africa

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Piano Mattei

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Notizie

Piano Mattei per l'Africa

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Meloni

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