Skip to main content
Advertise with the Morning Star
G7 leaders' summit looks to curb African migration
U.S. President Joe Biden (centre left) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (centre right) meet for bilateral talks at the G7, June 14, 2024, in Borgo Egnazia, near Bari, southern Italy

LEADERS of the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations turned their attention to reducing African migration on day two of their summit today.

Italy, which lies on one of the major routes into the European Union for people fleeing war and poverty in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, has prioritised migration during its presidency of the G7.

Far-right Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has been keen to find ways to reduce African migration to Europe.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
More from this author
Morning Star and Xinhua Daily meeting
History / 27 September 2025
27 September 2025

A chance find when clearing out our old office led us to renew a friendship across 5,000 miles and almost nine decades of history, explains ROGER McKENZIE

Chinese President Xi Jinping virtually addresses a climate summit, September 24, 2025, at U.N. headquarters
Climate Crisis / 25 September 2025
25 September 2025
Morning Star team in China
Features / 20 September 2025
20 September 2025

ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty

A PROMISE RENEGED ON: Let Us Beat Swords Into Plowshares bronze sculpture by Soviet artist Evgeny Vuchetich which encapsules the UN charter. It was presented to the UN in December 1959 by the government of the USSR, it stands in the North Garden of UN HQ in New York Pic: Rodsan18/CC
Features / 18 September 2025
18 September 2025

The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?

Similar stories
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer leads a roundtable discussio
Editorial: / 31 March 2025
31 March 2025
Italy's deputy premier, Matteo Salvini, shakes hands with a
World / 20 December 2024
20 December 2024
The Italian navy ship Libra is docked at Shengjin port north
World / 16 October 2024
16 October 2024