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Sudanese protesters celebrate in the streets of Khartoum after ruling generals and protest leaders announced they have reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body on July 5, 2019. (Ashraf Shazly/AFP)
July 5, 2019, 12:15 pm
Sudan’s protesters claim victory for ‘revolution’ with power sharing deal
Blueprint proposes a three-year transition period, with the presidency of the new ruling body to be held by the military for the first 18 months and a civilian for the second
By Agencies
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 32nd African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa on February 10, 2019. (SIMON MAINA / AFP)
February 10, 2019, 7:02 pm
In Addis Ababa, Abbas urges African states to maintain support for Palestinians
PA president tells the African Union his people reject US intervention in Venezuela; speaks to Norwegian PM about Palestinian boycott of US-led conference in Poland
By Adam Rasgon
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, the new chairman of the African Union, at the 32nd African Union Summit, in Addis Ababa, February 10, 2019. (Samuel Habtab/AP)
February 10, 2019, 5:27 pm
Egypt’s President Sissi elected new chairman of African Union
Amnesty International warns of regional impact of Egyptian leader’s ‘shocking contempt’ for human rights
By AP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during an event at the Concert Noble in Brussels on December 4, 2018. (Francisco Seco/POOL/AFP)
December 4, 2018, 4:20 pm
US takes aim at China, Iran, Russia over treaty violations
Secretary of state defends administration’s foreign policy; says UN, EU, African Union, International Monetary Fund and World Bank are no longer doing their jobs
By Matthew Lee
Illustrative: Mahmoud Abbas, center, at the African Union summit on June 14, 2015. (AFP/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)
January 28, 2018, 5:38 pm
Abbas invites African nations to join in peace process
PA leader, in speech to African Union in Ethiopia, appears to castigate Trump for alleged ‘shithole’ comment
By Dov Lieber
The International Criminal Court in The Hague, August 22, 2016, at the trial of alleged al-Qaeda-linked Islamist leader Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi over the destruction of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu. (AFP/ANP/Patrick Post)
October 21, 2016, 8:35 am
South Africa to withdraw from International Criminal Court
Decision follows legal battle over Pretoria’s failure to arrest Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir last year
By Edith M. Lederer
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets leaders and representatives of African states on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, September 22, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
September 23, 2016, 4:05 am
At UN, Netanyahu meets 15 African leaders to talk tech, rapprochement
Israel’s efforts to rekindle ties throughout the continent, including in Muslim-majority states, looms large at global gathering in NY
By TOI staff
Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold (left) meets with the president of Chad, Idriss Déby (right), in the presidential palace in the city of Fada, in the heart of the Sahara desert, July 14, 2016. (Courtesy Foreign Ministry)
July 22, 2016, 10:42 am
As Israel pivots to Africa, top diplomat meets Chad president
Foreign Ministry chief Dore Gold travels to Fada, in heart of Saharan desert, to deepen ties with another Muslim-majority African nation
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signs a guest book at the presidential compound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 7, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
July 8, 2016, 2:52 pm
In Africa, Lion King Bibi begins to outroar the Palestinians
Offering high-tech and security know-how in return for diplomatic support, Netanyahu was welcomed like a superpower chief
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 5, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
July 5, 2016, 3:29 pm
Kenya president vows to help Israel strengthen Africa ties
Hosting Netanyahu in Nairobi, Uhuru Kenyatta promises to back Israeli bid to regain observer status in African Union, says warmer relations vital in war against terrorism
By Raphael Ahren
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they deliver joint statements in Jerusalem on February 23, 2016. (AMIR COHEN / POOL / AFP)
February 25, 2016, 10:07 pm
Palestinians slam Kenyan president for visiting Western Wall, West Bank
Hanan Ashwari says complaint to African Union planned after Kenyatta skips Palestinian towns; Israel: This is ‘utter rubbish’
By Agencies and Raphael Ahren
US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at the Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, July 23, 2015, for a 5-day trip to Kenya and Ethiopia. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
July 24, 2015, 6:42 am
Obama leaves US for Africa trip to Kenya, Ethiopia
First African-American president’s fourth trip to continent draws ire of rights groups, who urge him to speak out on democracy
By AFP
Somali soldiers stand near the wreckage at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack which targeted a convoy of foreign officials, in Mogadishu, Somalia on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (AP Photo)
June 26, 2015, 5:22 pm
Islamic extremists bomb base in Somalia, many dead
Al-Qaida-linked Al-Shabab group carries out attack on remote African Union facility
By AP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 14, 2015. (Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL/Flash90)
June 15, 2015, 12:49 pm
Netanyahu hits back at Abbas over boycott comments
After Palestinian leader called for labeling settlement goods, PM notes that past sanctions against Jews led to persecution
By Adiv Sterman
Illustrative: Mahmoud Abbas, center, at the African Union summit on June 14, 2015. (AFP/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)
June 15, 2015, 8:21 am
Abbas urges Africans to label, boycott settlement goods
Palestinian Authority head asks summit of African leaders to adopt same program European Union expected to roll out soon
By Adiv Sterman
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