On 13 March, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen together with European Council President António Costa, attended the EU-South Africa Summit in Cape Town, the first one since 2018. During the Summit, Europe and South Africa agreed to start talks on a new generation of trade deals — a Clean Trade and Investment Partnership. South Africa will be the first country to sign such an agreement with the EU. It will focus on investment, the clean energy transition, skills, and technology,