EU, Africa leaders talk trade and minerals in Angola summit

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives for the Africa Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Summit the Salao Protocolar in Luanda on November 24, 2025. [AFP]

European and African leaders gathered in Angola Monday for a summit to deepen economic and security ties that also presented the chance for emergency talks on Ukraine.

European Union chief Antonio Costa chaired an impromptu EU summit at a Luanda hotel in the morning, as Europe and Kyiv push to review a US proposal to end the Ukraine war seen as heavily favouring Moscow.