{"id":93411,"date":"2025-11-24T19:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ramaphosa-leads-sa-delegation-at-au-eu-summit"},"modified":"2025-11-24T19:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:17:22","slug":"ramaphosa-leads-sa-delegation-at-au-eu-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/ramaphosa-leads-sa-delegation-at-au-eu-summit","title":{"rendered":"Ramaphosa Leads SA Delegation at AU-EU Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Angola\u2019s capital, Luanda, to attend the 7th African Union (AU) \u2013 European Union (EU) Summit, a two-day gathering aimed at strengthening political and economic ties between the two continents.<\/p>\n<p>The summit, hosted on the back of the successful G20 Summit in South Africa, the first ever on African soil, will see leaders engage on a range of critical issues as some regions across the globe continue to battle ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s summit marks the 25th anniversary of the AU-EU Partnership.<\/p>\n<p>As a member state of the AU, South Africa will prioritise securing support from the EU region for the Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan of the AU Agenda 2063.<\/p>\n<p>The African Union\u2019s delegation is led by host President Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o as the chairperson of the AU, and Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, chairperson of the AU Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Europe is represented by the leaders of France and Denmark, alongside the president of the European Council, Anto\u0301nio Costa.<\/p>\n<p>The 7th AU-EU Summit is scheduled to conclude on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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