South Africa voiced its objection to Israel’s new status as an observer at the African Union, issuing a statement Wednesday that said it was “appalled” by a decision described as “unjust and unwarranted.” The statement from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) follows last week’s decision by the…
Morocco, Egypt and Rwanda are just three of the nations where governments and their leaders are named in an ongoing investigation into the use of Pegasus spyware supplied by Israeli tech company NSO Group. The Pegasus Project, coordinated by the Paris-based NGO Forbidden Stories, looks at how the technology is…
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza appeared to be holding on Friday, after diplomats from Egypt, the United States and other nations were able to broker a deal that went into effect in the early morning hours. The uneasy truce came after some 3,400 rockets fired from Gaza…
The United States Army identified on Saturday the names of five soldiers who died while supporting a peacekeeping mission in the Sinai region of Egypt this week. The soldiers died when a UH-60 helicopter crashed on Thursday. They are: Capt. Seth Vernon Vandekamp, 31, from Katy, Texas. Chief Warrant Officer…
South Africa’s foreign ministry on Friday weighed in on the United Arab Emirates decision to normalize relations with Israel, in a statement reflecting its long support for Palestinians who overwhelmingly reject the deal and have taken to the streets in protest at the news. “While the UAE has the sovereign…
Global leaders offered their condolences to the Egyptian people on Tuesday following news that former president Hosni Mubarak had died in Cairo. Mubarak, 91, was a former military chief with a complicated legacy who was forced from office during the Egyptian uprising in 2011. He had been ill and required…
African governments and their Arab counterparts weighed in Wednesday on a new Middle East Peace Plan proposed jointly by United States President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and they’ve stressed the importance of Palestinian self-determination in the process. “South Africa believes that it is only initiatives developed…
United States Rep. Ilhan Omar has responded to a ban on her planned visit to Israel with the charge that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, has aligned himself with Islamophobes and harmed the cause of peace. “As a member of the House Committee on…
Facebook says that 265 accounts that created pages and posts originating in Israel but targeting African nations and politicians have been removed – and so has a company that’s behind much of the activity. “Although the individuals behind this network attempted to conceal their identities, our investigation found that some…
In the United States, Somali American Ilhan Omar – a representative serving the state of Minnesota in the U.S. Congress – has been under fire for the past month because of comments she’s made about U.S. foreign policy toward Israel that many have interpreted as anti-Semitic. Despite a legislative resolution…
The CBS investigative news program “60 Minutes” in the United States says it’s going ahead with its interview of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, despite Cairo’s request to kill the segment. Sisi recently sat down with journalist Scott Pelley to record the interview, confirming that the Egyptian military is…
The attorney for Nigerian activist Nnamdi Kanu, head of the Biafran separatist movement, has confirmed that Kanu is in Israel following the first sighting of him in more than a year – but Israeli authorities say they’re not so sure. Kanu appeared in a video shot at the Western Wall in…
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a body that counts half of all African nations among its 57 members, plans an extraordinary summit on Friday in Istanbul following the call of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis in Gaza. The OIC has condemned the United States…
Zambia is the latest African nation reportedly in talks with the Israeli government to accept thousands of African migrants that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to expel from his country. An Israel Radio report said Monday the southern African nation, along with unnamed others, are the latest engaged in…
Israel has denied a report that its military has conducted airstrikes over the North Sinai with Cairo’s approval, following a New York Times investigative report that claimed more than 100 such incidents in a two-year period. Egyptian Army spokesperson Tamer a-Rifai denied Israel’s involvement and said the Egyptian military is…