The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, announced on Monday that Mozambique and other African countries will benefit from a cooperation fund worth 5.5 billion euros.

The fund is part of the strategic cooperation plan called the "Mattei Plan", which aims to stem the flow of migrants to that country in particular and Europe in general.

The list of African nations benefiting from the same fund includes Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Meloni was speaking in Rome, the Italian capital, at the opening of the Italia-Africa summit, which brings together 22 heads of state and government, leaders of the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and the main multilateral organizations.

"Sharing is one of the fundamental principles of the 'Mattei Plan' and the work of this summit will be decisive in enriching that path," he explained.

The fund will be made available for the energy development sector, and according to the official, her country is committed to becoming "a natural hub for the energy supply of the whole of Europe".

"Italy's interest is to help African nations interested in producing enough energy for their needs and exporting the surplus to Europe, combining two needs: the African need to exploit this production and generate wealth, and the European need to guarantee new energy supply routes," she explained, quoted by RTP.