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EU-Africa Digital Partnership

This edited volume aims to provide rigorous analysis of the main challenges and opportunities for digital cooperation and partnership between the EU and Africa through two key European policy…
Melis Baydag, Ben Crumpton, Benedikt Erforth, Niels Keijzer, Marianna Lunardini, Camilla Rocca, Darlington Tshuma

Spotlight

Corridoio di Lobito

Beyond Extraction: Aligning European and African Interests to Unlock the Full Potential of the Lobito Corridor

Africa’s critical minerals boom presents an opportunity to strengthen its economic sovereignty. This requires leveraging Africa’s minerals wealth to drive regional industrialisation, boost…
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Spatialising Security, Securitising Space: Ways into the Politics of the Middle East and North Africa

Security in the Middle East and North Africa is increasingly shaped by the ways space is constructed, contested and governed, challenging conventional, state-centric approaches to international…

Liberal Peacebuilding in Times of Change

This book explores why and how, in an era in which conflicts are turning into arenas of strategic competition, international organizations have become the ultimate guardians of liberal peace…

Publications

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Mining in DRC and Ghana: A Legal Overview

Mining in DRC and Ghana: A Legal Overview
Autori
Sarah Logan
Details
Rome, IAI, July 2026, 19 p.
In: IAI Papers 26|11
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Climate, Peace and Security: Shrinking the Gap between Africa and Europe

Climate, Peace and Security: Shrinking the Gap between Africa and Europe
Autori
Ottilia Anna Maunganidze
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Rome, IAI, July 2026, 10 p.
In: IAI Briefs 26|33
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From Projects to Delivery: The Mattei Plan in 2026 and Beyond

From Projects to Delivery: The Mattei Plan in 2026 and Beyond
Autori
Filippo Simonelli
Details
Rome, IAI, July 2026, 3 p.
In: IAI Commentaries 26|32

Research

The project aims to strengthen knowledge and strategic dialogue on cooperation between Italy and Mozambique in the field of global health. Within the framework of the Mattei Plan, the initiative…
The project (September 2025-June 2026) aims to analyse Italy’s role in the Lobito Corridor. The research will provide the opportunity to focus on several key topics: critical raw materials and…
This project aims to assess and strengthen cooperation between Europe and Africa in the field of digital governance, within a global context marked by multiple crises that have exposed the fragility…

Events

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Istituto Affari Internazionali | 14:30

Financing Development Cooperation: the Role of the Next EU Budget

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IAI in the media

Jamestown: Mohammed Al-Haddad: A Post-Mortem of Libya’s Security Balancer

LSE: The old order is fading. Can Africa build the next one?

International Studies: Italy-Africa Digital Partnership under the Mattei Plan

Experts

Darlington Tshuma

Position
Researcher

Luca Barana

Position
Senior fellow
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