Migration is 'a European problem' for Italy and France and they are committed to strengthening coordination on the coup-hit Sahel region, war-battered Ukraine and on 'European issues', foreign minister Antonio Tajani tweeted late on Monday.
Surging migration in the Mediterranean is part of an "enormous" problem that can only be solved with "a real plan for Africa's development", according to Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani.
Africa's Sahel region, especially coup-hit Niger were at the centre of "useful" talks between Italy's ambassador to Algeria, Giovanni Pugliese and the general of Algeria's foreign ministry, Lounes Magramane.
The UN World Food Programme is appealing for 794 million dollars over the next six months, as a funding crunch leaves millions of people stranded without aid in Africa's Sahel region ahead of the lean season, WFP said in a statement on Wednesday.
