European Union leaders announced a 4.7 billion euro ($5.10 billion) investment package during a visit to South Africa on Thursday, at a time when both are on worse terms with the United States than they have been for decades.

The EU and South Africa are forging stronger ties as they both grapple with aid and trade threats from the Trump administration in the United States.The European Union on Thursday announced a E4.7 billion investment package in South Africa to fund green energy projects and boost vaccine manufacturing.

The European Union and South Africa are holding their first summit since 2018, the latest step toward shoring up a shaky relationship in a world where both are currently the target of US President Donald Trump’s capricious politics.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Senior European Union officials were in South Africa for a summit Thursday with President Cyril Ramaphosa that centers on bolstering trade and diplomatic ties as both feel the impact of the Trump administration's confrontational foreign policy.

Senior European Union officials were in South Africa for a summit Thursday with President Cyril Ramaphosa that centres on bolstering trade and diplomatic ties as both feel the impact of the Trump administration's confrontational foreign policy.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the European Union’s €4.7 billion Global Gateway Investment Package aimed at supporting strategic investment projects.

European Union leaders on Thursday announced a €4.7 billion ($5.10 billion) investment package during a visit to South Africa. This comes at a time when

The European Union and South Africa vowed to deepen cooperation at a summit on Thursday as both grapple with aid and trade threats from the new US administration. - 'Belief in human dignity' - Both South Africa and the EU are grappling with dramatic policy shifts from Washington since Trump return to the White House this year,