French President Emmanuel Macron and President Cyril Ramaphosa pictured during a bilateral meeting prior to the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg last year.
By Aaliyah Vayez
As aggressive unilateralism and systemic protectionism fracture the global order, old economic paradigms are rapidly dissolving.
Squeezed between Washington’s trade barriers and Beijing’s industrial overcapacity, African and European countries face a shared geopolitical vulnerability.
Without neglecting indispensable economic ties to the US and China, this shifting landscape offers Pretoria and African capitals a strategic window to deepen cooperation with France and Europe, turning shared challenges into mutual resilience.
