Von Der Leyen Touts EU over China in Battle for Influence at Africa Summit
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Von der Leyen points out that Europe is Africa's largest trading partner, defending that both continents can "reach much more together". Africa has "all that it needs to prosper," he says.
Europe and Africa need each other more than ever, says von der Leyen
Luanda (dpa) – Europe and Africa “need each other more than ever before” in a global economy that is becoming “more confrontational,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. Speaking at the European Union-African Union summit in the Angolan capital of Luanda, von der Leyen said the two continents must deepen economic cooperation in an era of trade barriers, global overcapacity and export restrictions. Von der Leyen con…
Luanda, 24 November 2025 In her opening speech of the Business Forum to be held today and tomorrow in Luanda in Angola, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has strongly relaunched the vision of a closer, more strategic and above all more balanced economic partnership between the European Union and the African Union. The Business Forum between the European Union and the African Union is a platform for a meaningful dialog…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today at the start of the seventh EU-Africa Summit in the Angolan capital Luanda that global trade has changed recently and that Africa and Europe need each other more than ever. She said she sees potential for expanding trade relations.
The old European response noted that fear has 60% of the world's best solar resources, at a time when global demand for clean energy is high.
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