Meloni vows 'cooperation among equals' with African leaders
Italy wants to use its current presidency of the group of the world's seven leading industrialized democracies (G7) to revamp relations with the African continent, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Monday. The fates of Europe and Africa in particular are closely linked, Meloni said at the start of an Africa summit in Rome. With a view to colonial history, she added that what is needed today is "cooperation among equals." The head of the African Union, Azali Assoumani, expressed hope for extensi