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The South African president&#8217;s second day in Spain will take place tomorrow, Saturday, April 18, in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhere he will participate in the Global Progressive Mobilization, along with Pedro S\u00e1nchez, the President of Brazil, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva; the President of Uruguay, Yamand\u00fa Orsi; the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro; and the President of the European Council, Ant\u00f3nio Costa.<\/p>\n<p>Following his meeting with the King, the South African president participated in a business forum in Madrid, organized by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, the State Secretariat for Trade (through ICEX), and the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE). The forum aimed to strengthen economic, trade, and investment relations between Spain and South Africa and to identify bilateral business opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, which was also attended by the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, Ramaphosa noted that in 2025, \u201ctotal trade between South Africa and Spain reached approximately \u20ac2.8 billion\u201d and South African exports to Spain \u201creached \u20ac1.3 billion, a ten percent increase over the previous year.\u201d \u201cThis makes Spain our main and fastest-growing trading partner within the European Union,\u201d he stated. According to data from the Diplomatic Information Office (OID), South Africa is the leading destination for Spanish investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for 37 percent of the total.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, more than 150 Spanish companies operate in South Africa, supporting over 20,000 jobs in sectors ranging from renewable energy and infrastructure to financial services, technology, and tourism,\u201d he continued. \u201cIn addition, Spain has committed more than \u20ac2.1 billion to South Africa\u2019s just energy transition,\u201d with a particular focus on \u201cgreen hydrogen, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and grid infrastructure,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ramaphosa, \u201cSouth Africa has the world\u2019s largest reserves of platinum group metals,\u201d \u201ccritical minerals\u201d that \u201care at the heart of hydrogen fuel cell technology, clean energy systems, and the future of electric mobility,\u201d he explained. \u201cSouth Africa and Spain are not just two countries that trade goods; they are two economies with the potential to build value chains that serve markets far beyond our own borders,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Spain and South Africa have maintained diplomatic relations since 1951, although it wasn&#8217;t until the release of the historic anti-racist leader and later president Nelson Mandela in 1990 that institutional ties intensified. Both Spain and South Africa have resident embassies in their respective capitals. In addition, the two countries have held annual bilateral consultations at the level of Secretary of State or Deputy Foreign Minister since 2003. 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