By Emily Jones — Originally published in CBN News In a historic move, Israel and Sudan have agreed to begin normalising ties after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a secret meeting with Sudanese leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday. The agreement marks a dramatic shift in relations between Israel and […]
Tag: Africa-Israel relations
Gauteng chapter of Africa-Israel Chamber of Commerce off to promising start
South Africa’s first — and Africa’s fifth — Africa-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) chapter has been launched in Gauteng. A brainchild of the Africa Leadership Summit (ALS), the AICC was conceived in 2015, and launched in Jerusalem in August 2017, with the aim of building a highway of business between […]
Africa-Israel Chamber of Commerce launching in Gauteng
South Africa will be launching its first city chamber of the Africa-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) in Johannesburg on June 30, joining other African nations who have been getting on board since the continental launch of the AICC in Jerusalem last August. Calabar, Nigeria, was the first to launch a […]
High hopes for new trade link between Africa and Israel
Finally, after two years of hard work, the Africa-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) — a trade and business link between Africa and Israel — was launched in Israel at the recently concluded Africa Leadership Summit in Jerusalem. Although development-challenged, resource-rich Africa is poised to take part in the fourth digital […]
African Christian delegation seek leadership, business inspiration in Israel
Originally published in Jerusalem Post Christian leaders from several African countries concluded meetings in Jerusalem last Wednesday with Israeli start-ups, politicians and businesses during the African Leadership Summit hosted by the Institute for Christian Leadership Development. “Africa Celebrates Jerusalem” is this year’s theme for the summit, which aims to strengthen […]
Africa-Israel links strengthened at Jerusalem summit
Africa needs to break free from the four major insecurities that threaten the development of any nation, the head of Mashav, Israel’s Agency for International Development, Gil Haskel, told delegates to the third biannual Africa Leadership Summit (ALS) in Jerusalem from August 27 to 30. Haskel, who was formerly ambassador […]
Winds of change blowing again in Africa, but will SA get it? — Tshego Motaung
South Africa was found wanting once before when the wind of change was blowing in Africa. It is happening again now, writes Tshego Motaung. Earlier this year on February 16, I was MC for the Africa Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) pre-launch event. The event, at the Sandton Shul Hall, […]
Africa-Israel Chamber of Commerce to be launched in Israel in August
The Africa-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) will be launched at the 2017 Africa Leadership Summit(ALS) in Jerusalem in August, to strengthen business links between the two nations. The vision for the AICC was birthed at the 2015 ALS and a think-tank team has met several times since to work on the […]
Delegation of African Christian leaders in Jerusalem
Originally published in Breaking Israel News A delegation of African Christian leaders visiting Israel granted an award to Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky and echoed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for Israel and Africa to return to each other. “As Prime Minister Netanyahu said recently, Israel is returning to Africa […]
BDS claims make mockery of SA struggle, says Olga Meshoe
Israel pursuing closer relations with Africa Calling Israel an apartheid state trivialises what black South Africans endured under that system, says Olga Meshoe, daughter of African Christian Democratic Party president, Rev Kenneth Meshoe, in a recent appearance on CBN’s 700 Club. For the past two years, as the COO of […]