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Sunday, November 25, 2018
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Sunday, November 25, 2018
Meeting president of Chad in Jerusalem, PM says Israel-Africa ties ‘flourishing again’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMeeting the president of Chad, Idriss Déby, in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that his historic visit to Israel proves that “Israel is coming back to Africa and Africa is coming back to Israel.”
“Israel has worked with all the African countries on agriculture and water. This was discontinued. Now it’s flourishing again,” he says, adding that Déby has been at the forefront of the renewed ties between Israel and Africa.
“I want to congratulate you on your leadership. You have statesmanship, because you recognized the change that is happening,” Netanyahu says.
He says that following his two trips to the continent in the last three years: “I will drop a big hint: I hope to get to Central Africa.”
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