Italy's main goals were African countries. To capture those countries, they would need to have a troop launching pad, so as troops could sail across the Mediterranean Sea and invade Africa.
Italias hovedmål var afrikanske land. For å fange opp de landene, ville de trengt å ha en utskytningsrampe for troppen, slik at troppene kunne seile over Middelhavet og invadere Afrika.