President Cyril Ramaphosa compares Trump's proposals to apartheid
AU commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat addresses the opening session of this year's AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 9 2020. Picture: REUTERS/TIKSA NEGERIAfrican leaders on Sunday condemned US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan as illegitimate, taking advantage of an AU summit to voice solidarity with"the Palestinian cause".
Trump's long-delayed peace proposals were immediately rejected by the Palestinians, who have boycotted his administration over its pro-Israel stance. His successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, compared Trump's proposals to regulations in place during his country's apartheid period.
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