Italy's government is eyeing Africa in pursuit of energy security, even as some officials defend Rome's often-bloody colonial past on the continent giving short shrift to historical accuracy.Rather, that rhetoric "hid a desire for colonial expansion carried out through the use of violence and the forced subordination of colonised populations", Pes told AFP.
Italy's eyes turned to expansion after it became a unified state in 1861, with the young nation anxious to establish a toehold in Africa
Italy s government is eyeing Africa in pursuit of energy security, even as some officials defend Rome s often-bloody colonial past on the continent giving short shrift to historical accuracy.
Italys government is eyeing Africa in pursuit of energy security, even as some officials defend Romes often-bloody colonial past on the continent giving short shrift to historical accuracy. Historians agree that hundreds of thousands of civilians were killed under Italian colon ..
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