US EditionEU and Africa Leaders to Talk Trade and Minerals, as Ukraine Looms Large
The summit focuses on securing critical minerals for the EU’s green transition and enhancing trade amid growing global competition, with trade reaching €467 billion in 2023.
- The AU‑EU summit convenes in Luanda on 24-25 November 2025, with nearly 80 EU and African leaders meeting to repair fraying relations.
- To secure critical minerals for its green transition, the European Union is prioritising access to critical minerals and backing infrastructure projects like the Lobito corridor and Global Gateway.
- Summit ministers are set to address illegal migration to Europe, security cooperation, and humanitarian aid, while the EU flagged a €4.7bn partnership with South Africa.
- Following a fractious G20 meeting in South Africa, China, the United States and Russia are expanding influence in Africa as some states turn away from former colonial power France, while the EU sometimes acts as the main donor after US aid cuts.
- On Monday some EU leaders will meet by video link to discuss Ukraine, while Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa urged multipolar cooperation as trade with Africa reached 467 billion euros in 2023.
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European and African leaders are meeting in Angola for a summit focused on trade and renewing the relationship between African and European countries that have been tested by growing influence of Russia,…
Africa: Leaders Gather for EU-Africa Summit On Trade, Minerals, in Shadow of Ukraine War
European and African leaders are meeting in Angola for a summit focused on trade and renewing the relationship between African and European countries that have been tested by growing influence of Russia, China and the United States.
African and European leaders meet to strengthen their economic ties and address common challenges, while the U.S. plan for Ukraine stimulates dialogue on the
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