Ukraine talks loom large over EU business summit with Africa - DW - 11/24/2025

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : EU chief opens seventh EU-AU summit in Angola with focus on investment EU chief Ursula von der Leyen opened the summit by outlining three important visions that were part of a broader program called "Global Gateway," first established in 2021.
65% : What to know about EU, AU cooperation The EU and African teams work together on conflict prevention on the continent and are major economic partners.
65% : The EU is Africa's largest trading partner and investor, while Africa is the EU's 4th largest trade partner.
59% : EU Council President Antonio Costa said he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this morning before chairing an informal meeting with EU leaders.
59% : The first EU-AU summit was held in Cairo in 2000.
55% : Von der Leyen said the EU was on track in terms of achieving a target to spend €150 billion to strengthen partnerships in Africa by 2027, as part of the Global Gateway project.
55% : The EU invested €239 billion ($275 billion) in foreign direct investment in Africa in 2023.
50% : The EU currently deploys 12 civilian and military missions and operations on the continent, including in Libya, Mali, Somalia and the Central African Republic.

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