Israel is fully entitled to observer status at the African Union, not just because of its long history with African nations, but also because of its current involvement with the continent.
He justifies his opposition to the accreditation given to Israel on flimsy grounds that don’t prevent Israel from being an observer at the AU. Israel enjoys increasingly good diplomatic relations with African countries and peace in the Middle East. All citizens on the continent will benefit greatly from the closer cooperation that this status brings. Civil society organisations around AfricaIsrael has long participated on the African continent.
In the era of independence, this extended to African statesmen, including Kwame Nkrumah and Jomo Kenyatta. Israel and African states worked together extensively in areas like agriculture and youth development to bring the experience of the kibbutz to the continent. There was also substantial diplomaticwith pre-OAU formations, such as the “Monrovia Group”, and eventual observer status at the OAU itself.
The cooperation between Israel and African states continues today spanning 46 countries and extending to areas such as cyber-security, healthcare and water, all of which are of vital interest to the people of the continent.
Israel is increasingly being seen as a peacemaker in Africa, so much so that Ethiopia and Egypt have asked IsraelMonyela suggests that accreditation could be revoked on the basis of “colonialism” or “occupation” — no such bar exists. The African Union has among its observers human rights abusers such as the likes of Kuwait and Kazakhstan, and colonialist countries such as China. In addition,
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