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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Ursula von der Leyen at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Ursula von der Leyen at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Ursula von der Leyen at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Ursula von der Leyen at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Ursula von der Leyen at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

President of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Enrico Maria Bagnasco at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Ursula von der Leyen President of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Akinwumi Adesina at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Ursula von der Leyen President of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Dariio Scannapieco at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Akinwumi Adesina the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Zambia, Situmbeko Musokotwane, at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Gelsomina Vigliotti at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Ursula von der Leyen President of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Dariio Scannapieco at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

the President of Microsoft, Brad Smith Adolfo Urso at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

President of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway - Rome

Giorgia Meloni at the summit 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Italy, on June 20, 2025 Photo by Stefano Carofei/Fotogramma/IPA/ABACAPRESSCOM

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Nigerian president urges for more strategic investments in Africa

STORY: Nigerian president urges for more strategic investments in Africa SHOOTING TIME: June 6, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of members of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) meeting with President Bola Tinubu 2. various of meetings 3. various of group photograph STORYLINE: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday called on international development financiers to see the African continent as a destination for growth and prosperity, urging more strategic investments in agriculture, infrastructure, research and development. Speaking at a meeting with a delegation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, led by its managing director Makhtar Diop in Abuja, Nigerian's capital, Tinubu emphasized that Africa has the potential for growth, peace, stability, and prosperity, noting "the world has to see us as a continent that can help the rest of the world, and not perceive us as backward, unstab

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a street view near the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a street view near the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a street view near the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a street view near the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua)

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COTE D'IVOIRE-ABIDJAN-AFDB-STRATEGIC PLAN

(240603) -- ABIDJAN, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a view of the African Development Bank (AfDB), located in the center business district of Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The AfDB on May 30 launched its 10-year strategic plan that outlines how the pan-African lender will support the continent to accelerate inclusive green growth and resilient economies. (Photo by Laurent Idibouo/Xinhua)

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Kenya hosts joint conference of African Confucius institutes

STORY: Kenya hosts joint conference of African Confucius institutes SHOOTING TIME: May 30, 2024 DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AURELIA CHEPKIRUI RONO, Principal secretary of the State Department for Parliamentary Affairs within the Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN KIAMA, Vice chancellor of the University of Nairobi STORYLINE: The 2024 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa commenced Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the cooperation and development of Chinese language training centers across the continent. Co-organized by the China International Foundation for Chinese Language Education, the University of Nairobi, Kenya's oldest university, and its Confucius Institute, the conference runs until June 1. The event, themed "Promoting Localization, Development, Collaboration and Innovation of African Confucius Institutes," gather

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICAN CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES-JOINT CONFERENCE

(240530) -- NAIROBI, May 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students perform during a joint conference of African Confucius institutes at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 30, 2024. The 2024 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa commenced Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the cooperation and development of Chinese language training centers across the continent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICAN CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES-JOINT CONFERENCE

(240530) -- NAIROBI, May 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students perform during a joint conference of African Confucius institutes at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 30, 2024. The 2024 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa commenced Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the cooperation and development of Chinese language training centers across the continent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICAN CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES-JOINT CONFERENCE

(240530) -- NAIROBI, May 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Students perform during a joint conference of African Confucius institutes at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 30, 2024. The 2024 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa commenced Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the cooperation and development of Chinese language training centers across the continent. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICAN CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES-JOINT CONFERENCE

(240530) -- NAIROBI, May 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students perform during a joint conference of African Confucius institutes at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 30, 2024. The 2024 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa commenced Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the cooperation and development of Chinese language training centers across the continent. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICAN CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES-JOINT CONFERENCE

(240530) -- NAIROBI, May 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students perform during a joint conference of African Confucius institutes at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 30, 2024. The 2024 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa commenced Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the cooperation and development of Chinese language training centers across the continent. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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KENYA-NAIROBI-AFRICAN CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES-JOINT CONFERENCE

(240530) -- NAIROBI, May 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students perform during a joint conference of African Confucius institutes at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 30, 2024. The 2024 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa commenced Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the cooperation and development of Chinese language training centers across the continent. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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African leaders urge global financial system reform to address debt, climate risks

STORY: African leaders urge global financial system reform to address debt, climate risks SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:28 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of establishments of the conference 2. various of African leaders at the conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 4. various of African Presidents at the conference 5. various of delegates 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AKINWUMI ADESINA, President of African Development Bank STORYLINE: African leaders on Wednesday renewed calls for reforms to the global financial architecture, emphasizing the need for it to be more responsive to the continent's destabilizing debt and climate vulnerabilities. Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, the leaders said there is a need for changes as African countries are struggling with high financing interest rates, climate shocks and constrained government revenues. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "A better, more responsive,

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Ghana receives approval to trade 700 products under AfCFTA

STORY: Ghana receives approval to trade 700 products under AfCFTA SHOOTING DATE: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Made-in-Ghana Bazaar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KOBINA TAHIR HAMMOND, Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAVIS NKANSAH-BOADU, Ghana's deputy minister for foreign affairs and regional integration STORYLINE: Ghana has received approval from the authority of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to trade 700 local products within the African continent, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Kobina Tahir Hammond. Hammond made the announcement on Thursday, the first day of the Made-in-Ghana Bazaar, saying the government has been taking a number of steps aimed at making Ghanaian products competitive domestically and abroad under the AfCFTA. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KOBINA TAHIR HAMMOND, Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry "The government has facilitated exploratory m

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Biden Hosts President Of Kenya William Ruto - Washington

US President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference with William Ruto, Kenya's president, not pictured, during a state visit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. An American president is hosting a state visit for an African leader for the first time in 16 years, as the world's biggest economy struggles to build influence on a continent forging closer relations beyond Washington's top competitors China and Russia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts President Of Kenya William Ruto - Washington

William Ruto, Kenya's president, left, speaks with US President Joe Biden, not pictured, at a news conference during a state visit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. An American president is hosting a state visit for an African leader for the first time in 16 years, as the world's biggest economy struggles to build influence on a continent forging closer relations beyond Washington's top competitors China and Russia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts President Of Kenya William Ruto - Washington

US President Joe Biden, right, and William Ruto, Kenya's president, at a news conference during a state visit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. An American president is hosting a state visit for an African leader for the first time in 16 years, as the world's biggest economy struggles to build influence on a continent forging closer relations beyond Washington's top competitors China and Russia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts President Of Kenya William Ruto - Washington

US President Joe Biden at a news conference with William Ruto, Kenya's president, not pictured, during a state visit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. An American president is hosting a state visit for an African leader for the first time in 16 years, as the world's biggest economy struggles to build influence on a continent forging closer relations beyond Washington's top competitors China and Russia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Hosts President Of Kenya William Ruto - Washington

William Ruto, Kenya's president, left, and US President Joe Biden at a news conference during a state visit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. An American president is hosting a state visit for an African leader for the first time in 16 years, as the world's biggest economy struggles to build influence on a continent forging closer relations beyond Washington's top competitors China and Russia. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM