14 African states agree to kick Israel out of African Union

14 African states agree to kick Israel out of African Union

Algiers (UNA-OIC) – Algerian and international media outlets reported that Algeria had officially begun forming an African bloc to reject Israel’s membership in the African Union.

The online newspaper Rai Al-Youm reported that South Africa, Tunisia, Eritrea, Senegal, Tanzania, Niger, ‌the Union of Comoros, Gabon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Liberia, and Seychelles have all agreed with the decision.

Rai Al-Youm further wrote that Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra is expected to discuss the issue of Israel’s membership in the AU in his upcoming trips to the four African countries of Tunisia, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.

Lamamra has stressed that these diplomatic moves are in fact a reaction to Tel Aviv’s membership in the AU as an observer member and that this is a development that Israeli diplomats have been working on for years.

He noted that Israel had previously gained membership as an observer in the Organization of African Unity (OAU), but in 2002, the title was taken back from the regime as the African Union replaced OAU.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement on July 22 that Adamsu Alali, Tel Aviv’s ambassador to Addis Ababa, had submitted his credentials as an observer member of the African Union.

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