After Chad, Israel said working on ties with other African nations

A senior Israeli official says Israel is working to extend its diplomacy to Muslim African nations, including Sudan, Channel 10 reports, during the historic visit by Chadian leader Idriss Deby

The official told the TV station that Deby’s visit was laying the groundwork for normalizing ties with Chad, as well as with neighboring Mali and Niger.

Meeting with today Deby in Jerusalem, Netanyahu voiced confidence that “other African countries will follow suit,” in visiting Israel.

“A few minutes ago, we discussed the great changes that are taking place in the Arab world regarding Israel. This was manifested in my recent visit to Oman with Sultan Qaboos. There will be more such visits in Arab countries very soon,” Netanyahu he also said, without elaborating.

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