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Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio. Credit: Embassy of Sierra Leone in the United States.

Sierra Leone to open embassy in Jerusalem

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The West African nation of Sierra Leone will open an embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the latest country to move its diplomatic mission to the city, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The news came...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog (right) hosts his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema in Jerusalem, Aug. 1, 2023. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.

Herzog hosts Zambian counterpart in Jerusalem

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog hosted on Tuesday his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema in Jerusalem. The two discussed ways to deepen bilateral trade and cooperation, as well as the threats posed by Iran. “Economic success is anchored...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog meets in Jerusalem with his counterpart from Liberia, George Weah, July 4, 2023. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Liberia to open embassy in Israel

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Liberia on Tuesday announced its intention to establish an embassy in Israel. The West African country's President George Weah told Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen of the plan during a meeting in Jerusalem. "I welcome Liberia's...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Kenyan President William Ruto in Jerusalem, May 9, 2023. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu hosts Kenyan president in Jerusalem

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday in Jerusalem with Kenyan President William Ruto, with the two men holding a private tête-à-tête before an expanded meeting in the framework of a working lunch. Netanyahu...
Presentation of the Moses African Jewish Leadership Awards at the second Jewish Africa Conference, Policy Center for the New South, in Rabat, Morocco, on June 13, 2022. Credit: Courtesy of American Sephardi Federation.

Leaders gather in Morocco to push for greater awareness of African Jewish heritage

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Representatives of Jewish communities from more than 20 countries gathered in Rabat, Morocco, on June 13 to sign a declaration calling for greater awareness of African Jewish heritage. The “Call of Rabat for the Preservation...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan holds an event to discuss water, technology and bolstering other ties with 25 ambassadors from Africa, Nov. 8, 2021. Credit: Permanent Mission of Israel to the U.N.

Erdan holds event at UN to bolster relations between Israel and Africa

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan held a program on Monday to showcase Israel’s technology and boost ties between the Jewish state and Africa. The event, held in collaboration with Innovation: Africa and its founder...
Chad's President Idriss Déby Itno during a visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem on Nov. 26, 2018. Photo by Yonatan SIndel/Flash90.

Chad’s longtime leader Idriss Déby Itno killed during rebel clashes

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Chad’s President Idriss Déby Itno died on Tuesday at age 68 during a visit to the frontline of a battle with rebels, hours after winning a vote that would have given him a sixth...

IsraAID sends vaccine-support team to Eswatini

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Israeli humanitarian aid agency IsraAID dispatched a medical, logistical and psychosocial team to Eswatini (Swaziland) on March 8 at the invitation of the Eswatini government to support the southern African country’s upcoming national COVID-19...
Israeli Foreign Ministry Gabi Ashkenazi greets Malawi Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka upon his arrival at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Israeli Foreign Ministry.

Malawi to be first African nation to open embassy in Jerusalem

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Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera announced in a video message on Tuesday that his country intends to establish a permanent embassy in Jerusalem by next summer. The message was delivered by Malawi Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Chad Cabinet chairman Abdelkerim Deby at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Sept. 8, 2020. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Israel and Chad consult on exchange of ambassadors, upgrading relations

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Israel and Chad discussed on Tuesday the possibility of upgrading diplomatic relations, including exchanging ambassadors and for the latter to have an embassy in Jerusalem, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. Netanyahu met...