It is unacceptable that Africa’s young generation is turning to human traffickers – Il Tempo

(Agenzia Vista) South Africa, 22 November 2025 “Our investment priorities are shared with African countries, and that is real. Health, agriculture, water, infrastructure and above all training. Because nothing can be done if human capital is not valued. As everyone knows, I don’t think anyone really thinks about helping the African continent simply by accepting that hundreds of thousands of young Africans pay human traffickers to reach Europe. For this reason, together with Nigeria, and in partnership with the Global Partnership for Education, we have launched a campaign to raise 5 billion dollars and improve the education of 750 million children in various countries. To build an Africa that is truly able to compete on an equal footing, we clearly cannot ignore the debt burden that burdens many countries on the continent. Therefore, Italy has decided to reduce the debt of low-middle income countries by 50% and most importantly to turn the entire debt of least developed countries into an investment plan for these countries as a choice of justice and responsibility, which we hope other countries will follow,” said Prime. Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G20 in South Africa. Chigi Source: Vista Agency / Alexander Jakhnagiev