EU and South Africa Pledge to Draw Closer as US Targets Both

The European Union and South Africa took another step toward shoring up a shaky relationship in a world where both are currently the target of US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable politics.

Their first summit since 2018, held in Cape Town on Thursday, comes just weeks after the EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas lent support to South Africa’s presidency of the Group of 20 this year after US State and Treasury secretaries embarrassed the country by skipping G-20 gatherings last month.